Abstract:

IN SEARCH OF ALLIANCE OF BALKAN STATES AND OTTOMAN EMPIRE In the 19th century European politics was shaped by “balance policy” and European Powers, led by England, was keen to protect the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire. As Germany emerged to be a new challenging power in Europe, the demarcation of power blocs in the continent became more obvious. In the aftermath of the Treaty of Berlin, Western Powers, including Germany, encouraged minorities in the Ottoman Empire to form their independent states. We see that Western Powers reached a firm consensus on the territorial disintegration of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman state was left alone before the start of a new war. This article examines how the Western states formed a consensus on the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire

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