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Bulgarian Interior Minister: Attempted illegal border crossings from Turkey, Greece increased in August-October

October 26, 2018October 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

Between August and October 24, there was an increase in attempts to illegally cross the border into Bulgaria from Turkey

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: EU-Turkey agreement is important for all European countries

September 25, 2018September 28, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the deepening of bilateral co-operation and Turkey’s contribution

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian judges consider extraditing German to Turkey

September 12, 2018 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Mehmet Y., who has dual German-Turkish citizenship, has been under house arrest in a Bulgarian hotel since September 5. Officials

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Bulgaria 

Greece, Turkey were top tourist destinations for Bulgarians in July 2018 – statistics institute

August 28, 2018August 31, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, tourism, Turkey

The number of trips abroad by Bulgarians in July 2018 was close to 10 per cent higher than in July

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev challenges Turkey over compensation for descendants of refugees of 1913

August 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Turkey

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has revived the issue of compensation from Turkey for the descendants of ethnic

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Perspectives 

Opinion: The Erdogan-Trump rivalry turns dangerous

August 16, 2018 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Turkey is a country in crisis, the Lira’s freefall being a case in point. President Erdogan needs to tackle this,

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Europe 

Second line of Turkish Stream pipeline project over 45 per cent completed

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, Turkey

The Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline project’s spokesperson Asli Esen said on Wednesday that its second line is over 45

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov opens looping section on gas link to Turkey

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, energy, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, accompanied by Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova and her Turkish counterpart Fatih Dönmez, opened a new

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria warns Greece and Turkey of dangerous increased river levels

July 24, 2018July 25, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Turkey

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on July 24 that it had warned the authorities in Greece and Turkey of an

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