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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Turkey faces pressure over alleged oil smuggling with IS group
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Wednesday that the fight against the Islamic State group and other extremist groups has
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Bulgarian cabinet approves funding reshuffle to improve land border security
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved a reshuffle of funding to pay for three steps to improve land border security, the
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US confirms airstrikes near Turkey – Syria border
U.S.-led airstrikes hit near a key Syrian border town for a second day, as Kurdish fighters defend the area from
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Turkish MPs to vote on military action against ‘Islamic State’
Turkey has deployed tanks and armored vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria as the Turkish parliament prepares to authorize
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Bulgarian populist BWC party blocks Turkish border
Populist party Bulgaria Without Censorship (BWC), led by former talk show host Nikolai Barekov, blocked the country’s three border checkpoints
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Turkish tanks take up positions at the Syrian border
The situation at Turkey’s border with Syria is tense, with the Jihadists continuing their advance to the town of Kobani. Dozens
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Bulgaria’s 7M leva fence at the Turkish border is ‘useless’ – and temporary
The controversial fence built along 30km of the Turkish border at the orders of the now-departed Bulgarian Socialist Party government
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