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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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Europe 

EU gives qualified welcome to end of state of emergency in Turkey

July 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

The end of the state of emergency in place in Turkey since the coup attempt of 2016 is a welcome

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry warns of traffic congestion at Serbian border

July 16, 2018July 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a warning note on July 16 about the customary annual traffic congestion problem at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM, President congratulate Erdogan on victory in Turkish elections

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and President Roumen Radev have congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in the parliamentary

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Europe 

Turkey’s Erdogan claims victory in presidential and parliamentary elections

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was declared the winner of presidential elections on Sunday, ushering in a new political system

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Europe 

Turkey holds breath as votes counted in June 24 election

June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Polls have closed in Turkey’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections. Incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, could face a run-off round

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Europe 

Turkish elections and Erdogan’s second-round nightmare

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkey will experience one of the most crucial electoral battles in its history on June 24, as the winner of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM optimistic on gas link to Turkey

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, energy, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on June 12 that he was optimistic that the expanded gas link between Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Interior Ministry bans photographing Turkish border fence

May 30, 2018June 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has ordered restrictions on access to the area of the fence at the country’s border with Turkey,

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