Bumpy road ahead in Bulgarian-Turkish lorry transit dispute
The lorry blockade at the Bulgarian-Turkish border has been cleared but the dispute that led to it has not. An
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Lorry drivers lift blockade of Bulgarian-Turkish border
The blockade of the past three days by protesting lorry drivers at the Bulgarian-Turkish border was lifted in the first
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Queue of lorries at Bulgarian-Turkish border reaches 15km
The queue of lorries at the Bulgarian-Turkish border resulting from the dispute between the two countries over truck transit permits
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Bulgarian, Turkish road transport bodies to meet in Istanbul over permits problem
Road transport associations from Bulgaria and Turkey are to meet in Istanbul on February 13 2014 to discuss the issue
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Turkey’s controversial internet legislation fuels political tensions
Opposition parties in Turkey have called on President Abdullah Gul to veto controversial Internet restrictions that were approved last week
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Bulgaria, Turkey to hold talks on border truck transport problem
Bulgaria and Turkey will hold talks in Turkish capital Ankara on February 21 with the aim of resolving the problem
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Turkey: Tightening up on free speech
Turkey this week took a step toward stifling critics and limiting free speech. Parliament passed a new law Wednesday which,
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Turkish Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 hijacked
A hijacking took place on February 7 2014 on an aircraft belonging to the Turkish Pegasus Airlines, which was flying
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Passenger on Turkish airliner tries to divert it to Sochi
A passenger on a flight from Ukraine to Turkey on Friday attempted to divert the Turkish airliner to Sochi, Russia,
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