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I am sorry for making this very explicit thread title but this pretty much sums the whole question of the thread. The Balkans have had a sad and violent history of interaction since ancient times, where the anger between distinct ethnic states and empires has often damaged the development of neighbor states. Many unfortunate events have happened there and many state split ups. It is certainly a troubled region that could have progressed further much had it not been for petty ethnic rivalries.
Had a Turkoman power remained there continuosly those petty ethnic rivalries and civil warfares would not exist. With Turkish control there would have not been Kosovo war, there wouldn't be Srebenica, there would not exist hate between such very similarly related people.
In this hypothethic scenario they would not necessarily lose their sovereignity, they could be some sort of West Azerbaycan, but all of them would embrace a Turk nation and ethnicity in the Balkans.
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