YAZIT Journal of Cultural Sciences

Abstract

North Macedonia is one of the countries where ethnic diversity is felt in politics and country administration. The ethnic structure of the region has changed with the settlement activities carried out during the Ottoman Empire and the migrations after the Ottoman Empire. North Macedonia gained its independence after the dissolution of Yugoslavia and hosted many ethnic groups. After independence in 1991, governments were formed by establishing alliances around two political parties in the political arena. Minority political parties played an important role in establishing alliances. Turkish political parties have established various political formations in order to protect their identities and represent their people. These political formations wanted to be involved in the administration by establishing alliances with the two major Macedonian parties. Political parties founded by minorities have primarily and naturally fought for the rights that their own ethnicities do not have. In this study, the ethnic diversity of the country of North Macedonia, the issues that shape the country's politics, the ethnic problems experienced, the solutions sought for these problems, the important political parties established since independence until today, the political parties established by the Turks and the representation of the Turks with these parties will be examined.