This book is a collection of thirteen papers presented in English during the Second International Symposium on Islamic Civilisation in the Balkans held in Tirana, Albania, on 4-7 December 2003. The papers in Turkish and Albanian were published in separate volumes. The symposium was jointly organised by IRCICA, the Academy of Sciences of Albania, the General Directorate of Archives (Albania), the University of Tirana, and ISAR Foundation of Istanbul. It was opened with a scholarly address by H.E. Mr. Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania.
