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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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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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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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Bulgaria 

Row in Bulgaria over proposal for Parliament to recognise Armenian Genocide

April 23, 2015April 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Armenia, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Parliament is embroiled in controversy over a proposal to formally recognise the Armenian Genocide – though it appears that

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Istanbul’s new airport to boost air traffic over Bulgaria – minister

April 21, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Air traffic over Bulgaria is expected to increase by 50 per cent once the new international airport in Istanbul becomes

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Bulgaria 

Religious services held in Bulgaria to commemorate Armenian Genocide

April 19, 2015April 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Armenia, Turkey

Religious services were held in several churches in Bulgarian capital city Sofia on April 19 in memory of the victims

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