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Turkey’s ruling party lures voters in opposition stronghold

May 30, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s AK Party is seeking a fourth successive general election victory, with the goal of securing two-thirds of the seats in

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Bulgaria 

Former foreign minister named Bulgaria’s new ambassador to Turkey

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Nadezhda Neynski, who was Bulgaria’s foreign minister in the 1997/2001 Ivan Kostov cabinet, was nominated by the cabinet on May 27

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World 

Turkish election outcome could shape Syria policy

May 27, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

The latest opinion polls in Turkey are predicting that the ruling AK Party could lose its majority in parliament in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey sign agreement on police and customs co-operation

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Turkey

The interior ministers of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey signed on May 25 an intergovernmental agreement on police and customs co-operation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to repair 7M leva Turkish border fence, tilting after less than a year

May 25, 2015May 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgaria will repair its seven million leva (about 3.5 million euro) 30km fence at the border with Turkey, tilting in

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Europe 

Turkish border crackdown imperils Syrian refugees

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Syrian refugees, Turkey

Turkish authorities have tightened controls, ending their open-door policy for Syrian refugees and making it more difficult for Syrians to

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Europe 

Political strains drive wedge between Turkey, Russia

May 9, 2015May 9, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Russia, Turkey

A few months ago, bilateral relations between Turkey and Russia were on the upswing, buoyed by a close bond between

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Bulgaria 

Turkey summons Bulgarian ambassador over parliamentary resolution on ‘mass killing’ of Armenians

April 26, 2015April 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgaria’s ambassador in Ankara was summoned by the Turkish foreign ministry because of the resultion adopted by the National Assembly

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament adopts resolution on ‘mass killing’ of Armenians – but not genocide

April 24, 2015April 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgaria’s Parliament adopted a resolution recognising the 1915 “mass killing” of Armenians, refraining from using the term “genocide” after the

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