Turkey sees surge in xenophobia
Turkey, a NATO member and European Union applicant, is witnessing a surge in xenophobia, according to new research by Washington-based
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Seven Bulgarian customs officers charged with racketeering and extortion at Turkish border
After the weekend arrest of 24 Bulgarian customs officers at the Lesovo border checkpoint with Turkey, seven have been charged
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Boat sinks off Turkish coast, 24 dead
A boat believed to be carrying illegal migrants sank off the coast of Turkey, leaving at least 24 people dead.
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Close to half of residence permits granted by Bulgaria in 2013 were to Russians
Bulgaria granted 6436 residence permits in 2013, more than 45 per cent of these to Russians, according to figures released
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Russian, Israeli, UK and Turkish military ‘squeeze’ into Cyprus EEZ
Russian, Israeli, British and Turkish military forces will all be “squeezed” into the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) in the next few
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Turkey says it cannot go into ground battle with Islamic State militants alone
Turkish officials said they cannot be expected to conduct a ground operation against Islamic State militants in Syria on their
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‘Islamic State’ attack on Turkey would challenge NATO
The advance of militant Islamic State fighters in Syria to within a few kilometers of the Turkish border is raising
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Movement for Rights and Freedoms takes most of votes abroad in Bulgaria’s elections
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the party led and supported in the main by Bulgarians of Turkish ethnicity, won
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Turkey’s parliament OKs military action in Syria, Iraq against IS
The Turkish parliament approved a motion on Thursday enabling the government to authorize cross-border military incursions into Iraq and Syria
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