Banditry in Macedonia and Bulgarian Rebellious Qakalarof

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For the Ottoman State, the 19th Century was a period of fast changes in which The Macedonia Problem was exposed in the Balkan cities of Kosovo, Monastir and Salonika, with the agreements of Ayastefanos and Berlin signed after the 1877-1878 War between the Ottomans and the Russians. Being a strategically important place, Macedonia was seen as a land of conflicts for gaining profit amongst the Balkan States. However, a closer look at the problem will reveal that European States played a major role behind the scenes. Aiming to capture Macedonia, Bulgarians, while trying to change the demographic structure to their profit through employing gang-style and anarchic methods and creating fear in public, caused a fight amongst Bulgarians, Serbians and Greeks. Cakalarof, who was one of the effective Voyvodas of the Macedonia s Inner Revolution Organisation, turned Macedonia into a cruel land of terror.

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The Balkans , Macedonia , Cakalarof , gang , committee

Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities

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Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities