MONTENEGRIN-OTTOMAN BORDER RELATIONS AFTER THE BERLIN CONGRES OF 1878
MONTENEGRIN-OTTOMAN BORDER RELATIONS AFTER THE BERLIN CONGRES OF 1878

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we will discuss the review of Montenegrin-Ottoman border relations in the period between 1878 and 1912. Following the period of centuries old conflicts, the two countries and cultures became neighbors and bordering countries after the recognition of Montenegrin independence. The paper is analyzing those relation that had their highs and lows, sometimes they were surprisingly good, and at other times on the verge of war. In the observed period, the authorities of both countries tried to avoid border incidents, and if these occurred, they calmed the situations down. As time passed, it became evident that interests of both countries would make it impossible for the existing borderline to hold. After almost 30-year period of truce, the final solution and the border issue during Balkan Wars came to an end.

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