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Had the First Balkan War ended in the Ottomans' favor, what would have been the established boundaries in the Balkans?

The Great Powers would not want the Ottomans expanding at Christian nations' expenses, but they also were clearly not the aggressor in the conflict.

Greece seems like a relatively easy solution: assertion of sovereignty over the Cretan State and Eastern Aegean. Maybe a reversion to the pre-1899 boundary could be possible, but that seems like a stretch.

For Bulgaria, I can imagine the Turks wanting to reclaim Eastern Rumelia, but I'm skeptical they'd be able to get away with that.

For Serbia, maybe the pre-1876 boundary? Or perhaps just minor border adjustments like Vranje.

Montenegro seems like the place the Turks would be able to get away with the most. Montenegro was the clear aggressor in the conflict. A reversion to pre-1876 borders seems likely. Perhaps they might even end up vassalized again (in exchange for much lighter treatment of the other Balkan Powers perhaps?).
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