They did not. However, they say, this had nothing to with taking the Serbian side. The Turks have their schools and departments of Turkish philology in the universities, their political party and cultural associations. Radio and television broadcasts in Turkish are available, although in limited hours. They publish their newspapers and magazines, although with certain restraint.
Religious activities are free.
We are a tiny community. We had our rights, and we were concerned that if we turned against Belgrade, we might lose what we had already gotten. We all admit that the Albanians faced unbelievable atrocities and oppression. Albanian accusations of Turkish collaboration with the Serbs seem to be only the visible tip of the iceberg. The detestation is deep-rooted and stems from the Albanians' extremist nationalism, the Kosovar Turks say.