"Period prije uspostave država balkanskih naroda, povezan s višestoljetnim otomanskim prisustvom na Balkanu, predstavlja 'mračno' doba u oba smisla te riječi -- on je i nepoznat i ne smatra se kulturno vrijednim", pojašnjava Koulourijeva.
"The period before the establishment of Balkan nation-states, which is associated with centuries of Ottoman presence in the Balkans, is a 'dark' era in both senses of the word -- it is unknown and considered of no cultural worth," Koulouri explained.