I think Yugoslavia is a country that the generations after me have hardly or ever heard of. If you ask university students today where Yugoslavia is on the map, they will surely be stunned.
Over the centuries, various countries were established in the Balkans, they came under the sovereignty of many countries. It is appropriate to say that some kind of stability could not be achieved. The longest years of stability were experienced during the Ottoman rule, which would last about 500 years. Undoubtedly, one of the empires in which the nationalist currents of the French Revolution were most effective was the Ottoman Empire. The period when the Balkan countries declared war against the Ottomans one by one after the independence of Greece and gained their freedom in Europe is called the Balkan Wars. Although Serbia gained its full independence during this period, Bosnia was connected to the Austro-Hungarian Empire for a period, and lands such as Macedonia remained under Ottoman rule for a while.
At the end of the First World War, the countries that remained independent in the region united among themselves, establishing the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, meaning South Slavia, and then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in which all peoples preserved their autonomy after World War II. Founded on the model of the great cousin USSR, this country would preserve its independence in the public opinion, sometimes defying the USSR.
Under the leadership of the legendary leader Josip Broz "Tito", Yugoslavia, one of the leading countries in Europe especially in the fields of sports, arts and cultural life, witnessed great wars between 1990 and 2000 due to the death of Tito and the increasing nationalist movements in the Balkans. In particular, crimes against humanity that took place in Bosnia and the Western Christian countries stay quiet situation, especially aroused great repercussions in Turkey.
Yugoslavia was scattered around and divided into 7 countries: Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosovo. Among the autonomous regions in Yugoslavia, the autonomous region of Vojvodina preferred to live under the rule of Serbia rather than declaring its independence. Besides, Bosnia and Herzegovina has a special position. Due to the high rates of Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian populations in the country, special regions have been established and all three peoples are represented at the presidential level.
While Slovenia and Croatia are members of the European Union today, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia are making intensive efforts to join the European Union. Visa-free entry is possible to all countries in the region except Slovenia and Croatia.