Războiul Italo-Turc (1911-1912) şi atitudinea României
The Italian-Turkish War (1911-1912) and the Attitude of Romania

Summary/Abstract: Within the Balkan space the evolution of the relationships between countries was determined by the territorial configuration established in Berlin in 1878. The Albanian territories, Thracia, Epirus and Macedonia, still administered by Constantinople, were totally or to some extent looked-for by the Balkan countries, but also by Italy, Austro- Hungary and Russia, interested in extending their rule and influence over the area. Italy felt at the same time the need to become one of the important colonial nations. The ways of bringing forward the tripolitanian question were carefully prepared. As soon as 1910 the Italian government protested several times against the unpricipiality of the Turkish authorities towards their Italian subjects. Italy believed in the possibility that Turkey would consider passing over this territory, without marching into the war, since it had misunderstandings with all the major European powers, in spite of the fact that the turkophile policy of Germany and Austro-Hungary could create some inconvenients. The ongoing of the Italian-Turkish war raised new problems for the Great Powers, grouped in the two political-military alliances, and had major implications for the states in the South-East Europe.

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