Дунавски басен у новијој турској историографији
The Danube Basin in Recent Turkish Historiography

Summary/Abstract: This article presents some results of the latest Turkish historiography concerning the Danube Basin that had a key role in Ottoman history. The works cited in the article are based on the unknown archive material and bring various new data about the Danube region, both in the state of war and at peace. The main topics are Belgrade sieges in the 15th century and its conquest in 1521, the policy and strategy of the settlement of Rumeli, the organization of Irongate, the Danube in Ottoman archive sources, migrations of the Muslim population from the cities on the banks of the Danube river (Belgrade, Kladovo and Smederevo). The Danube was not just a natural border between Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. It was a life important river for the Ottomans who used its potentials from the 16th until 19th century.

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