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Turkish Ottomans started to expand to Bulgaria and Serbia in the Balkans in the 14th century and remained as an important power, in varying degrees, in the region until the end of WWI in 1918. Today, modern Republic of Turkey still has a small part of southeastern Balkans.

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Greece was occupied by the Turks for 500 years

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