Davutoglu je priliku tokom predavanja na Američkom univerzitetu u BiH iskoristio da bi predstavio tursku viziju Balkana, koji je on opisao kao centar, a ne periferiju Evrope.
Davutoglu used the opportunity while giving a lecture at the American University in BiH to present Turkey's vision for the Balkans, which he described as the centre, not the periphery, of Europe.