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French embassy and consulates in Turkey close until further notice

July 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

France surprisingly closed its embassy in Ankara along with its consulates in Istanbul and Izmir indefinitely due to serious information

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Turkey EU membership talks progress

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 VOANews Turkey

A new chapter has opened in Turkey’s bid for EU membership, as negotiations for budget contributions began in Brussels. Chapter

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Threat of terrorist acts in Turkey is high

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The threat of terrorist acts in Turkey remains high, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on June 30. The ministry urged Bulgarians

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Bulgaria’s President, Parliament condemn terrorist attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport

June 29, 2016June 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev and the country’s National Assembly have condemned the June 28 terrorist attack on

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Bulgarian PM sends condolences after attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport

June 29, 2016June 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has expressed his deep condolences to the families of victims of the attack on Istanbul’s

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Many dead in Istanbul airport suicide attack, Turkish officials say

June 29, 2016June 30, 2016 Deutsche Welle Turkey

Explosions and what sounded like gunfire have rocked Istanbul’s international Ataturk airport. A Turkish official says at least 28 people

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Europe 

At least 28 dead after blasts rock Turkish airport

June 28, 2016June 29, 2016 VOANews Turkey

Two, possibly three suicide bombers killed at least 28 people and wounded scores of others late Tuesday at Istanbul Ataturk

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Bulgaria urges Turkey to comply with refugee readmission agreement

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says his country is urging Turkey to comply with a refugee readmission agreement with the

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World Refugee Day: 65 million people forcibly displaced around the world

June 20, 2016June 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

World Refugee Day, June 20, has seen the European Union underline its commitment to global efforts to address the refugee

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