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As a result of the wars the Ottoman Empire greatly expanded Expansion its territory on the Balkan peninsula , stretching Expansion from Danube to the Aegean Sea .

From the 13th century , the two main Balkan powers Byzantium and Bulgaria fell Motion_directional victims to a process of decentralization , as local feudal lords grew Expansion stronger and more independent from the emperors in Constantinople and Tarnovo .

The 1978 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash Catastrophe was an accident Catastrophe that occurred Presence on 16 March 1978 , when a Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 airliner on an international flight Motion from Sofia , Bulgaria , to Warsaw Airport , Poland crashed Catastrophe .

Michael VIII sent Sending two large armies in an attempt to turn Change the fortunes of the war , but they were both defeated Conquering by the Bulgarian rebels Hostile_encounter in the Balkan mountains .

970 until 1018 , a series of conflicts Hostile_encounter between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire led to Causation the gradual conquest Conquering of Bulgaria by the Byzantines , who thus re-established Recovering their control Control over the entire Balkan peninsula for the first time since the 7th-century Slavic invasions Attack .

The Uprising of Asen and Peter ( ) was a revolt of Bulgarians and Vlachs living in Moesia and the Balkan Mountains , then the theme of Paristrion of the Byzantine Empire , caused Causation by a tax increase .

Conference of Western Balkan States was a 28 August 2014 conference Social_event of heads of states and governments of Western Balkans region initiated Creating by German chancellor Angela Merkel .

Franz Lothar Altmann , expert on the Balkans , stated Statement in his pre-conference interview Expressing_publicly for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that conference Social_event proves increasing Expansion importance of Balkan region , especially with respect to Ukraine crisis .

The Balkan Wars Hostile_encounter ( , literally `` the Balkan Wars '' or `` Balkan Faciası '' , meaning `` the Balkan Tragedy '' ) consisted of two conflicts Hostile_encounter that took place Process_start in the Balkan Peninsula in 1912 and 1913 .

Four Balkan states defeated Conquering the Ottoman Empire in the first war .

In the Second Balkan War Military_operation , Bulgaria fought Hostile_encounter against all four original combatants of the first war along with facing Confronting_problem a surprise attack Attack from Romania from the north .

In 1912 these countries formed Coming_to_be the Balkan League .

The First Balkan War Military_operation had three main causes Causation : The Ottoman Empire lost Earnings_and_losses all its European territories to the west of the River Maritsa as a result of the two Balkan Wars Hostile_encounter , which thus delineated present-day Turkey 's western border .

Citizens of Turkey regard the Balkan Wars Hostile_encounter as a major disaster Catastrophe ( `` Balkan harbi faciası '' ) in the nation 's history .

Along with Italy 's stalled invasion Attack of Greece on 28 October 1940 , and the German-led invasion Attack of Greece ( Operation `` Marita '' ) and invasion Attack of Crete ( Operation `` Merkur '' ) , the invasion Attack of Yugoslavia was part of the German Balkan Campaign ( ) .

He quickly occupied Control the western Balkan lands from Belgrade to Larissa but in the next year he was betrayed by his cousin Alusian , who blinded him with a knife after he got drunk during a feast .

It was officially announced Expressing_publicly in April 2008 , with dates for Balkan venues revealed Reveal_secret .

The First Balkan War ( ; ; , `` Prvi Balkanski rat '' ; ) , lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and comprised Cause_to_be_included actions of the Balkan League ( the kingdoms of Bulgaria , Serbia , Greece and Montenegro ) against the Ottoman Empire .

The combined armies of the Balkan states overcame Conquering the numerically inferior and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies and achieved Achieve rapid success .

Despite having the greatest success , the main victor , Bulgaria , was dissatisfied over the division of the spoils in Macedonia , which provoked Causation the start of the Second Balkan War .

A `` Balkan Insight '' article said Statement they `` ran out of Expend_resource steam '' .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Monastir took place Process_start near the town of Bitola , Macedonia ( then known as Monastir ) during the First Balkan War Military_operation , from the 16th to 19th November 1912 .

As an ongoing part of the Balkan Wars Hostile_encounter , the Ottoman Vardar Army retreated Escaping from the defeat at Kumanovo and regrouped Cause_to_amalgamate around Bitola .

The Second Balkan War was a conflict which broke out when Bulgaria , dissatisfied with its share of the spoils of the First Balkan War , attacked its former allies , Serbia and Greece , on 16 ( O.S . )

The political developments and military preparations for the Second Balkan War attracted Influence an estimated 200 to 300 war correspondents from around the world .

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