Eldar Uka

Eldar Uka comes from Prizren (Kosovo) and completed his studies for General World History at the Faculty of Philosophy of Sarajevo, State University in Bosnia and Herzegovina during 2009-14. During the same years, he worked as a tourist guide in North Macedonia, Kosovo and other Balkan countries. He is proficient in Turkish, Bosnian, and Albanian. He has written numerous articles and given lectures on Balkan countries’ culture, history, and art history. Currently, he is lecturing at various institutions and organizations in Turkey and actively guiding numerous tours for tourists from the Republic of Türkiye in the private sector. Eldar Uka has written several books, including “In the Path of a Civilization: The Balkans,” “Reflections from the Balkans onto History,” and “Reflections from the Balkans onto History 2.

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Albanian, Turkish

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