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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Turkish foreign minister postponed Bulgaria visit ‘because of Sochi’
Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu postponed a scheduled visit to Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on February 6 and 7 so
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Problems continue at Bulgarian-Turkish border because of lorry transit licence dispute
The dispute between Bulgaria and Turkey over the issuing of transit licences for trucks is continuing, and the Foreign Ministry
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Permit problem causes lorry queues at Bulgarian-Turkish border
A continuing dispute about the issuing of transit permits led to a two-kilometre queue of lorries at the Bulgarian-Turkish border
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