books.google.de - Turkey and its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, have been at the centre of international relations for centuries. By the late eighteenth century, what had once been the dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean and south-east Europe was gradually falling apart. For the European statesmen of the...http://books.google.de/books/about/Turkish_Foreign_Policy_1774_2000.html?hl=de&id=PlcpRNvsM4cC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareTurkish Foreign Policy, 1774-2000
