Row in Bulgaria over cost of fence at Turkish border
The cost of 9.6 million leva for a fence at Bulgaria’s border with Turkey to keep out would-be refugees has
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Turkey claims foreign influence on anti-corruption probes
With the Turkish government mired in corruption allegations, it has found an unlikely ally. Leading members of the pro-Kurdish movement
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Bulgaria and Turkey to prepare new intergovernmental agreement on road transport licensing system
Eight hours of talks between the transport ministers of Bulgaria and Turkey have produced an agreement to come up with
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Turkey’s plan to reform judiciary draws rebuke
The Turkish government has approved controversial plans to reform the country’s top judicial body. The government wants the Supreme Board
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UN rights office concerned over Turkey’s new law on internet curbs
The United Nations human rights office has expressed concerns about a bill allowing Turkey’s telecommunications authority (Turkish Telecommunications Directorate) the
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Turkey tightens control over judiciary
Turkey’s parliament has approved a law giving the government more power over the council that appoints and oversees judges and
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Turkey makes progress toward EU
After another round of extensive talks, the EU and Turkey have welcomed an agreement via a joint declaration on the
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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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