Mitov: Bulgarian – Turkish relations cannot depend on a political crisis in a party
Bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Turkey cannot depend on a political crisis in one or another party or the actions
Read more
Lyutvi Mestan
Bulgarian PM says Erdogan and Davutoglu tried to pressure him to back ousted MRF leader Mestan
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said in a January 4 2016 television interview that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and
Read more
Bulgaria’s MRF central council dismisses Mestan as leader and member of party
A special meeting of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms on December 24 fired Lyutvi Mestan as leader of the
Read more
Bulgarian MRF leader takes court action against fine for electioneering in Turkish mother tongue
Lyutvi Mestan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, has lodged court action against the 2000 leva (about 1000
Read more
Mestan: Unless Patriotic Front thrown out, Bulgaria will have early elections in 2015
Lyutvi Mestan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), said on December 26 that unless the nationalist Patriotic
Read more
Bulgaria’s MRF leader speaks out against removing Turkish-language news from national airwaves
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has called on Bulgaria’s government to rethink the idea of removing Turkish-language daily
Read more
All eyes on Bulgaria’s ‘Turkish party’ MRF
It may again have run only third in Bulgaria’s October elections, but the Movement for Rights and Freedoms remains central
Read more
Mestan: ‘We need to find a formula for a stable government’
A formula has to be found for a stable government because Bulgaria needs a stable government, and the Movement for
Read more