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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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Turkish interior ministers meet over border security and co-operation

May 29, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgarian Interior Minister Valentin Radev and his Turkish counterpart Süleyman Soylu met in Edirne on May 29 for a workshop

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Commentary: 4 factors that led to Turkey’s snap elections

April 21, 2018April 23, 2018 Asli Aydintasbas of the ECFR Turkey

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has called snap elections at the request of his ultra-nationalist ally, the Nationalist Action Party

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Europe 

Erdogan leads Turkey to snap elections; the economy and Aksener his top priorities

April 18, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised even his close associates with his decision to go to snap polls. Immediately after meeting

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