Британска дипломатија о стању у Косовском вилајету после Берлинског конгреса
British Diplomacy on the Situation in Kosovo Vilayets after the Berlin Congress

Summary/Abstract: Interest of British diplomacy for Kossovo Vilayet grew up after Berlin Congress because it was still a part of Turkish Empire. Foreign Office and its diplomats on the Balkan Peninsula permanent watching what was going there especially due to continual persecutions of Albanians against Serbs. They were sending huge reports with news about crimes toward Christians committed by Albanians bands. Unfortunately most of them had tacit support of Turkish authorities. Besides those British diplomats often reported about problem of Albanians refugees between 1878 and 1881. This problem emerged during war between Serbia and Turkey 1877/1878, due to facts that large number of the Albanians from Serbia fought on the Turkish army, and they couldn’t stay and wait arriving of the Serbian troops. It is estimated that between 30000 and 49000 Albanians left their homes, crossed border and settled down in Kossovo vilayet. They throw out Serbs which were obliged to move out and arrived in Serbia.

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