Bulgarian election commission bans showing of Mestan’s DOST video because of Turkish sub-titles
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has banned the showing of an election campaign video by Lyutvi Mestan’s DOST party because
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Bulgarian caretaker PM says he hopes tensions with Turkey do not lead to cutting diplomatic relations
Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov has acknowledged his country’s tensions with Turkey but said that he hoped that these
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Turkey hits back at Bulgaria over elections controversy
Turkey does not interfere in the internal affairs of any state, the foreign ministry in Ankara said in response to
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Bulgarian President: More pragmatism needed in work of Southeast Europe Cooperation Process
At a meeting with ambassadors from seven Balkan countries in Sofia on March 8, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen
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Bulgaria summons Turkish ambassador over Ankara’s interference in parliamentary elections
Turkey’s ambassador in Sofia Süleyman Gökçe was summoned to Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry on March 7 after Turkish cabinet minister Mehmet
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Sofia – Istanbul rail link set to return as reconstruction on Turkish side completed
The railway link between Bulgaria’s capital Sofia and Turkey’s largest city Istanbul is set to return after the completion of
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Bulgarian carriers irked by repeated delays at border checkpoint with Turkey
Bulgaria’s union of international carriers has lashed out at the country’s authorities over repeated long delays at the Kapitan Andreevo
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Turkey, Greece at odds as Athens denies Turkish coup extradition request
Turkey has threatened to cancel a migrant readmission deal with Greece after Greece’s Supreme Court rejected a request from Turkey
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Frozen Danube causes traffic problems at Bulgaria’s checkpoints at Turkish border
Queues of lorries stretching several kilometres built up at two of Bulgaria’s checkpoints at the Turkish border on January 13
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