Abstract
This paper analyses Turkish presence in the education sectors of Southeast European countries. Turkish influence on education in the region spans from bilateral political negotiations concerning local curricula through vast development aid and scholarship programmes to investments of Turkish companies and NGOs.
Despite certain suspicions, mainly among nationalist circles, about hidden agendas of Turkish educational institutions in the region, we can conclude that they contribute to the modernisation of Southeast European education through introducing new ideas and approaches, investing urgently needed capital and opening local institutions to international cooperation.