Bulgaria backs EU’s ‘grave concern’ about Turkey’s arrests of HDP members
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement backing the position of EU leaders expressing “grave concern” about the
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Bulgarian military blocked 350 migrants from crossing from Turkish border in past 90 days
Bulgarian military personnel prevented 350 migrants from crossing into the country across the Turkish border in the past month and
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister on Erdoğan: No responsible politician should question borders
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says that no responsible political should bring into question the current borders between countries in
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Son of ‘Gülenist’ repatriated to Turkey rejects Bulgarian Interior Ministry claim none sought asylum
At least one of the seven suspected followers of Fethullah Gülen who were repatriated to Turkey by Bulgaria had wanted
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Bulgarian government approves further 20M leva for fence at Turkish border against migration
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on October 19 a further 20 million leva (about 10.23 million euro) towards the building of a
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Bulgarian Border Police: Turks returned to Turkey did not ask for international protection
The seven Turkish nationals returned to Turkey by Bulgarian Border Police after trying to cross into Romania had said only
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Bulgaria handed to Turkey seven allegedly involved in coup attempt against Erdoğan – reports
Bulgaria has quietly handed over to Turkey seven more people suspected of links to the movement of Fethullah Gülen and
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Turkey questions historical treaty defining regional borders
A dispute continues to deepen between Ankara and Baghdad over the presence of Turkish soldiers near the Iraqi city of
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Turkey should remain a strategic partner of Europe
Turkey should remain a strategic partner of Europe because no border police could cope with several million migrants, Bulgarian Prime
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