The Center for Economic and Social Research (ESAM), held the traditional conference of the 'Wednesday Conferences', The guest of this week ESAM's 'Wednesday Conferences' was senior Researcher of the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Education Center of Islamic Countries (SESRIC) Erhan Türbedar.
2000 was a critical period. At that time there were important developments. Türbedar, who started his speech, reminded that until that time, Croatia and Serbia's leaders tried to provide democracy through the streets. Türbedar continued his words: With the change of these leaders, this geography entered a different path. In this geography, when Croatia and Serbia are at odds, this will reflect on the whole geography. And his victim has always been our Muslim brothers from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Türbedar, underlining that the Serbs followed a separatist policy in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said: In the Balkans, problems take place in many areas. People still live with the pain of the past. Bosnia and Herzegovina was the biggest victim of wars in the 1990s. Bosnia and Herzegovina is the biggest victim of political games in the Balkans! They created a state here, but it is a state that is unclear as to what it is. 49 percent of Bosnia and Herzegovina's territory is controlled by Serbs. 25 percent of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 26 percent under the control of Croats, he said.
Türbedar, underlining that left important traces of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans, said: "As Turkey, we have forgotten the Balkans. The number of organizations interested in the Balkans is very small, except for certain organizations. There are some important developments there. We can make important studies as Turkish foreign policy. Balkans issue in Turkey is no longer included in the media."
Türbedar stated that the events in Bosnia were described as genocide by the public and added, Muslims are now awakened. Muslims will no longer allow a new genocide in this region. Serbs and Croats are constantly following a separatist policy against Bosnia. This country is experiencing very serious difficulties. State mechanism is blocked. There are serious management problems in Bosnia. Bosniaks want to join the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Serbia is trying to stop it. The future of Bosnia and Herzegovina is uncertain. In recent years, strife has escalated among Serbs and Croats. What happened is putting the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina in trouble, he said.