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Bulgaria Foreign Ministry in talks with Turkish ambassador after border policeman shot dead

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgaria’s deputy foreign minister Kostadin Kodzhabashev held talks on November 8 with Turkish ambassador Aylin Sekizkök at the Foreign Ministry

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian vessel carrying corn sails from Ukraine’s Chernomorsk

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

After a five-month stay at the port of Chernomorsk in Ukraine, Bulgarian-owned vessel Rojen sailed from the port early on

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World 

Türkiye unblocks way towards Finnish and Swedish Nato membership

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye – the new official name of Turkey, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland and Prime

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways: Sofia – Istanbul train service to resume on April 25

April 13, 2022April 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Turkey

The international train service between Sofia and Istanbul will resume on April 25, Bulgarian state railways BDZ said. The international

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Bulgaria 

Turkish defence ministry: Sea mine found near Bulgarian border

March 28, 2022March 29, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

A sea mine was found in waters off Iğneada, close to the Bulgarian border, in the early hours of March

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM holds talks in Antalya with Turkish President Erdoğan

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Kiril Petkov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria summons Turkish ambassador over ‘interference’ in its elections

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2021, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry summoned Turkish ambassador Aylin Sekizkök to urge her country’s institutions not to interfere in its elections, the

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Europe 

EU foreign ministers: ‘Serious concern over situation at Greek-Turkish border’

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Syria, Turkey

While acknowledging the increased migratory burden and risks Turkey is facing on its territory and the substantial efforts it has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria will want more EU aid to deal with migrant situation at Turkish border – Interior Minister

March 4, 2020March 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Turkey

Bulgaria will seek additional financial assistance from the EU because of the situation at the border wth Turkey, Interior Minister

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