Turkey coup said to have started earlier than planned
The tanks started to roll seven hours earlier than planned Friday in Istanbul, with soldiers quickly blocking the famous Bosphorus
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Bulgarian police intercept 45 trying to cross border into Serbia
Bulgarian Border Police detained 45 foreigners attempting to illegally cross the Bulgarian – Serbian border in the past day, the
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Turkish ambassador: Supporters of Gulen have schools in Bulgaria
The organisation founded by Fethullah Gulen, the Muslim cleric and opponent of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has schools at
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Turkey crackdown grows as Erdogan encourages protests
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are holding nightly rallies across the country to celebrate the defeat of Friday’s
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his coat of many colours
At present, it is hard to think of the Turkish President in glowing terms, mainly because his power stems from
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Bulgarian PM ‘deeply concerned’ by violence in Turkey
Commenting on July 18 in the wake of the attempted coup in Turkey, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that
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Turkey alleges Muslim cleric was behind coup bid
Turkey’s allegations that Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen was behind the country’s recent coup attempt has exacerbated the ill will between
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Bulgarian Cabinet meets in emergency sitting following attempted coup in Turkey
Bulgaria’s Government was holding an emergency sitting on July 16 to assess the latest developments in the wake of an
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Night of gunfire, explosions and death in Ankara
Heavy gunfire lasted through the night and into an unnerving dawn in Ankara, before shots died down gradually as the
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