Islamic Unions in the Balkans

Turkish state agencies in the Balkans

Foundations and institutions of the Gülen network

Other organisations

Islamic Unions in the Balkans

Country	Name	Link
Kosovo	Bashkësie Islame	www.bislame.net
Albania	Komuniteti MuslimanKomuniteti Bektashi	www.kmsh.al www.komunitetibektashi.org
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Islamska Zajednica/ Rijaset	www.rijaset.ba/en/
Macedonia	Bashkësia Fetare Islame(Makedonya Islam Birliği)	www.bim.org.mk
Bulgaria	Мюсюлманско Изповедание - Главно МюфтийствоBulgaristan Başmüftülüğü	www.genmufti.net
Serbia	Mešihat - Islamske Zajednice u Srbiji (Belgrade)	www.islamskazajednica.org
Serbia	Rijaset - Islamska Zajednice u Srbije (Novi Pazar)	www.rijaset.rs
Greece	Elected Muftis of Komotini/ Gumuljina Xanthi/ Iskeçe	www.gumulcinemuftulugu.info www.iskecemuftulugu.org
Greece	Appointed Muftis of Komotini (Μουφτεία Κομοτηνής) Xanthi/ Iskeçe (Μουφτείας Ξάνθης)	www.muftikomotini.com www.muftixanthi.com
Turkey	Diyanet Işleri BaşkanlığıBalkan Islam Şurası	www.diyanet.gov.tr/english/

Turkish State Agencies in The Balkans

Institution	Offices	Link
TIKA Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency	Regional offices in Sarajevo; Skopje; Tirana; Podgorica; Belgrade	www.tika.gov.tr
Yunus Emre Institute	Cultural Centres in Sarajevo; Skopje; Tirana	http://www.yunusemrevakfi.com.tr
Diyanet	Represented by religious attachés	www.diyanet.gov.tr/english/
Turkish municipalities	Occasional cooperation projects	i.e. http://www.bursa.bel.tr

Foundations and Institutions of The Gülen Network

Country	Name	Link
Kosovo	Gulistan Education Centre	http://www.gulistankosova.eu
Kosovo	- Mehmet Akif College, Prishtina (2000) - Mehmet Akif College, Prizren	www.mackosova.com
Albania	Sema Foundation (Fondacioni Sema)	www.sema.edu.al http://gulistan.edu.al
	Colleges - Tirana, Kolegji Mehmet Akif (1993) - Shkoder, Shkolla Hasan Riza Pasha (2001) - Tirana, Institucioni Parashkollor (2006) - Tirana, Qendër Kursesh Meridian (2006)	http://gulistan.edu.al
	Medreses operated co-jointly with the Komuniteti Musliman - Elbasan – Cerrik (Liria) - Kavajë (Hafiz Ali Korça), - Tiranë, (H. Mahmud Dashi) - Buharaja-Berat (Medrese Vexhi) - Korça	www.sema.edu.al/Liria.html www.sema.edu.al/Alikorca.html www.sema.edu.al/Mahmuddashi.html www.sema.edu.al/VexhiBuharaja.html www.sema.edu.al/Korcamedrese.html
	Epoka University	www.epoka.edu.al
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Bosna Sema Foundation	www.bosnasema.com
	Primary schools - Sarajevo - Tuzla - Zenica	http://internationalschool.ba/
	Colleges in - Sarajevo - Bihać - Tuzla	www.sarajevocollege.com
	International Burch University Sarajevo	www.ibu.ed.ba
Macedonia	Yahya Kemal Colleges and primary schools - Skopje (1996) - Gostivar (1999) - Struga (2002)	http://www.yahyakemalcollege.edu.mk
Macedonia	Zaman Makedonya	http://mk.zaman.com.tr/mk-tr
Bulgaria	Zaman Bulgaria	http://bg.zaman.com.tr/bg-tr/mainAction.action

Other Organisations

Country	Name	Activity	Link
Bosnia	International University of Sarajevo	Close to the AKP government and religious brotherhoods	http://www.ius.edu.ba
Macedonia	International Balkan University,	A project of the AKP government [initiated by Veysel Eroğlu]	http://www.ibu.edu.mk
Turkey	Ilim Yayma Cenmiyeti [Society for the furthering of sciences]		http://www.iyc.org.tr
	Bilim SanatVakfi	Think tank close to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu	http://www.bisav.org.tr
	Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi Vakfı		http://www.hudayivakfi.org
	Hulus Efendi Vakfı		http://hulusiefendivakfi.org.tr
Europe	Euro Islam	News and analysis on Islam in Europe and America	http://www.euro-islam.info/
Europe	Islamopedia	Guide to Islamic Law and politics	http://www.islamopediaonline.org/

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