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At this point it’s a tired cliché to compare Turkey’s booming economy and increasing international relevance to the resurgence of the Ottoman Empire. The news that Prime Minister Erdogan is visiting Kosovo today probably won’t help put a stop to that trope. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said on Wednesday that his visit to ...

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At this point it's a tired cliché to compare Turkey's booming economy and increasing international relevance to the resurgence of the Ottoman Empire. The news that Prime Minister Erdogan is visiting Kosovo today probably won't help put a stop to that trope.

At this point it’s a tired cliché to compare Turkey’s booming economy and increasing international relevance to the resurgence of the Ottoman Empire. The news that Prime Minister Erdogan is visiting Kosovo today probably won’t help put a stop to that trope.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said on Wednesday that his visit to Kosovo would be first visit in prime ministerial level from Turkey to Kosovo.

"The kinsmen there constitute a serious bridge for cultural ties," Erdogan told reporters at Ankara’s Esenbo?a Airport prior to his departure for Kosovo.

Yes, it seems that Imperial Istanbul is extending its influence back to its old haunts in the Balkans. By coincidence, Erdogan’s visit came as Kosovo’s government collapsed thanks to a no-confidence vote. Perfect timing for a Turkish takeover? Highly unlikely. Should we expect an attack on Austria next? No.

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