THE EXPULSION OF THE ALBANIANS OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA IN TURKEY IN THE YEARS 1950-1957

Sokol MEMETI

Abstract

In this paper it will be addressed the topic of the forced migration of the Albanians of People’s Republic of Macedonia in Turkey, in the period 1950-1957. Through this paper can be understood the social position of the Albanians in People’s Republic of Macedonia and the reasons that caused their migration. There will be analysed the social contradictions of different nationalities that lived in Yugoslavia and the state’s repression on the Albanian society of the time, to change their identity and leave their ethnic lands. The information and data provided in this paper will make it possible to analyze the interests of Turkey and Yugoslavia related to this migration and the possibility to analyze how these politics affected the socio-cultural situation of the Albanians in particular and of Yugoslavia in general.

Pages: 178 - 185