By the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire had significantly weakened, and many elements within the empire desired independence. Territories that had been under Turkish rule for centuries were gradually lost, piece by piece. In the Balkans, Montenegrins, Serbs, Bulgarians, and Greeks rebelled against the Ottoman Empire, and with the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, Turkish dominance in the Balkans came to an end completely. Montenegrins, Serbs, Bulgarians, and Greeks perpetrated many cruelties against the Muslim Turks in the region. Among these, Bulgarian atrocities stand out. Both local and foreign sources have particularly highlighted Bulgarian cruelty towards Turks. Bulgarians do evil things to Turks such as; murder, rape, torture, and various other atrocities. Not stopping there, Bulgarians also torn down Turkish villages and towns in the Balkans to erase all traces of Turks. The Balkan Wars and the atrocities against Turks deeply scarred the Turkish nation. The events during and after the wars led Turkish intellectuals and writers to embrace Turkish nationalism. As in many publications of the period, the Rübab magazine also covered news related to these events; Bulgarian atrocities were covered in poems, stories, and essays. Essays narrating Bulgarian atrocities have largely remained in the background until today. This study demonstrates how Bulgarian atrocities are reflected in some essays in the Rübab magazine.
Balkan Wars, Rübab magazine, essay, Bulgarian atrocities, migration.