The International Symposium on Islamic Civilization in the Balkans was organized by IRCICA in cooperation with The Institute of Higher Islamic Studies (Sofia) , the Institute of Balkan Studies - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Sofia) , Centre of Oriental Languages and Cultures (Sofia University) , International Centre for Minority Studies and Intercultural Relations (IMIR) (Sofia) and Foundation for Research on Islamic History, Art and Culture (ISAR) (Istanbul) . A total of 86 papers were presented. The papers, subsequently revised by their authors, are published in two separate volumes: one for those in Turkish and another for those in English and Bulgarian.