Vickers 1998, pp. xvi. "But the essential factor is that Kosovo borders on the Republic of Albania which is militarily allied with Turkey against Serbia, and the mountains separating the Kosovo plain from Albania and from Macedonia are the only natural protection in case of conflict with these countries." Vickers, Miranda (1998). Between Serb and Albanian: a History of Kosovo. New York: Hurst and Company. pp. xvi. ISBN978-0-231-11382-3.
Geniş & Maynard 2009, pp. 553–555. Geniş, Şerife; Maynard, Kelly Lynne (2009). "Formation of a Diasporic Community: The history of migration and resettlement of Muslim Albanians in the Black Sea Region of Turkey". Middle Eastern Studies. 45 (4): 553–569. doi:10.1080/00263200903009619. S2CID143742189.
Öktem 2011, p. 158. "This assertion holds particularly true for Kosovo and Macedonia, where most remaining Albanians and Turks are in close contact with family members living in Turkey, and even more so for Bulgaria and Greece, where channels of interaction with Turkey are very intensive. It is less so the case for Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina, where emigration to Turkey occurred mostly in earlier stages, not between the post-war years and the 1990s." Öktem, Kerem (2011). "Between emigration, de-Islamization and the nation-state: Muslim communities in the Balkans today". Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 11 (2): 155–171. doi:10.1080/14683857.2011.587249. S2CID153655241.
Lani & Schmidt 1998, p. 90. "Hoxha did not conceal the fact that he preferred Turkey to its hostile brother Greece ... But one cannot help noticing that whereas Athens is an important political and economic partner, Turkey remains, as it was before, Tirana's most important military partner, next to Washington ... In a broader Balkan context, Turkey has always seen the Albanians as its natural allies in the Balkans. If the Greeks and Serbs have stood on one side of the scale, the Turks and the Albanians have stood on the other. Although some kind of dissatisfaction with Nano's government is felt in Ankara over what is seen in the Turkish capital as Tirana's pro-Greek orientation, Turkey continues to have close military ties with Tirana; indeed, it is playing an important role in the re-organization of the disintegrated Albanian army. Albania's most important military base, which was destroyed during the armed uprising last year, will be rebuilt by Turkey." Lani, Remzi; Schmidt, Fabian (1998). "Albanian foreign policy between geography and history". The International Spectator. 33 (2): 79–103. doi:10.1080/03932729808456809.
Xhudo 1995, pp. 132–133. "Turkish links with Albania ... Greece felt that Turkey was allying itself with the area's Muslims (perhaps with aims to revive the heyday of the Ottomans) and seeking to isolate Greece. Turkey denied those charges and claimed that Greece was exacerbating tensions in the Balkans. Given its historic ties to Albania, coupled with the positive relations established between Turkey and Albania, Ankara has begun to express concern over the polemics between Greece and Albania. Turkey has voiced such concern with slight bias on Albania's behalf much to the anger of the Greeks. Greece, aware of military treaties between Turkey and Albania naturally denounced Turkey's meddling in Greek affairs souring regional relations further." Xhudo, Gus (1995). "Tension among neighbors: Greek‐Albanian relations and their impact on regional security and stability". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 18 (2): 111–143. doi:10.1080/10576109508435972.
Demirtaş 2015, p. 130. "Davutoğlu, as the main architect of Turkish foreign policy from the very beginning of the JDP government, first as chief advisor to the prime minister, then as foreign minister, has written extensively on the Balkans. However, as regards to his publications on the region one should draw a thin line between those published before his political career and those during his posts during the reign of the JDP. In his pioneering book Stratejik Derinlik (Strategic Depth), he argued that Turkey should base its Balkans policy on the two important Muslim peoples of the region: Bosniaks and Albanians. He argued that if Turkey wants to establish a sphere of influence in the Balkans, it can only be through cultivating close relations with these communities, because Turkey has historical and heartful closeness to these communities ('tarihi ve kalbi yakınlık'). After becoming foreign minister, however, he tried to develop Turkey's relations not only with Muslim communities, but with countries like Macedonia and Serbia that consist of Christian majorities." Demirtaş, Birgül (2015). "Turkish Foreign Policy towards the Balkans: A Europeanized Foreign Policy in a De-Europeanized National Context?". Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. 17 (2): 123–140. doi:10.1080/19448953.2014.994283. S2CID216141913.
Young 1999, p. 9. Young, Antonia (1999). "Religion and society in present‐day Albania". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 14 (1): 5–16. doi:10.1080/13537909908580849.
Sayari 2000, p. 178. "The 1990s also witnessed efforts by Turkey to develop closer political, economic and military ties with a number of Balkan states. Turkey's search for a larger regional role through expanded bilateral ties with Albania ..." Sayari, Sabri (2000). "Turkish Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era: The Challenges of Multi-Regionalism". Journal of International Affairs. 54 (1): 169–182. JSTOR24357694.
Sayari 2000, pp. 178–179."Following the downfall of their communist regimes, Albania and Bulgaria sought closer relations with Turkey. During the early part of the 1990s, there was intense diplomatic activity between Ankara and Tirana that included visits by high-ranking political and military officials. As a predominantly Muslim state that had once been part of the Ottoman Empire, Albania welcomed Turkish pledges of greater economic and military aid. Turkey provided considerable military assistance to Albania that included the training of officers for the Albanian military and the construction of a naval base on the Adriatic Sea. But economic relations between the two countries remained limited, especially in comparison with the growth of Italian and Greek business interests in Albania." Sayari, Sabri (2000). "Turkish Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era: The Challenges of Multi-Regionalism". Journal of International Affairs. 54 (1): 169–182. JSTOR24357694.
Constantinides 1996, p. 329. "The Turkish policy exploited the difficulties between Albania and Greece but also the fact that Islam is the main religion of the country. Furthermore, close relations with Albania were encouraged by the Americans and Europeans considering the Turkish presence in the area as a factor of stability." Constantinides, Stephanos (1996). "Turkey the emergence of a new foreign policy the neo-Ottoman imperial model". Journal of Political and Military Sociology. 24 (2): 323–334.
Geniş & Maynard 2009, pp. 553–555. Geniş, Şerife; Maynard, Kelly Lynne (2009). "Formation of a Diasporic Community: The history of migration and resettlement of Muslim Albanians in the Black Sea Region of Turkey". Middle Eastern Studies. 45 (4): 553–569. doi:10.1080/00263200903009619. S2CID143742189.
Öktem 2011, p. 158. "This assertion holds particularly true for Kosovo and Macedonia, where most remaining Albanians and Turks are in close contact with family members living in Turkey, and even more so for Bulgaria and Greece, where channels of interaction with Turkey are very intensive. It is less so the case for Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina, where emigration to Turkey occurred mostly in earlier stages, not between the post-war years and the 1990s." Öktem, Kerem (2011). "Between emigration, de-Islamization and the nation-state: Muslim communities in the Balkans today". Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 11 (2): 155–171. doi:10.1080/14683857.2011.587249. S2CID153655241.
Demirtaş 2015, p. 130. "Davutoğlu, as the main architect of Turkish foreign policy from the very beginning of the JDP government, first as chief advisor to the prime minister, then as foreign minister, has written extensively on the Balkans. However, as regards to his publications on the region one should draw a thin line between those published before his political career and those during his posts during the reign of the JDP. In his pioneering book Stratejik Derinlik (Strategic Depth), he argued that Turkey should base its Balkans policy on the two important Muslim peoples of the region: Bosniaks and Albanians. He argued that if Turkey wants to establish a sphere of influence in the Balkans, it can only be through cultivating close relations with these communities, because Turkey has historical and heartful closeness to these communities ('tarihi ve kalbi yakınlık'). After becoming foreign minister, however, he tried to develop Turkey's relations not only with Muslim communities, but with countries like Macedonia and Serbia that consist of Christian majorities." Demirtaş, Birgül (2015). "Turkish Foreign Policy towards the Balkans: A Europeanized Foreign Policy in a De-Europeanized National Context?". Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. 17 (2): 123–140. doi:10.1080/19448953.2014.994283. S2CID216141913.
