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Bulgarian PM calls Cabinet security council meeting over Syria situation

October 14, 2019October 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Syria, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called a meeting of the Cabinet security council for October 15 in connection with

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Europe 

EU foreign ministers call on Turkey to withdraw forces from north-eastern Syria

October 14, 2019October 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Syria, Turkey

European Union foreign ministers have urged Turkey to cease its unilateral military action in north-eastern Syria and to withdraw its

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Bulgaria 

Turkey’s Syria offensive: Bulgarian PM to urge Brussels to stop criticism of Ankara

October 12, 2019October 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Syria, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on October 12 that he would urge European Union leaders to stop their “incessant

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Europe 

Strategic defeat for Erdogan, Imamoglu the new mayor of Istanbul

June 23, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

With a clear victory, 49-year-old Ekrem Imamoglu won the repeat municipal elections in Istanbul on June 23. The opposition candidate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways to inaugurate regular Plovdiv – Edirne train on May 24

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Plovdiv, tourism, Turkey

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is to launch a regular train service at weekends and on public holidays between Plovdiv and

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Bulgaria 

Turkish ambassador tells Bulgarian Foreign Ministry his words were distorted by the media

May 13, 2019May 14, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkish ambassador Hasan Ulusoy, at the centre of a controversy about his reported call to boost the teaching of Turkish

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria summons Turkish ambassador over reported call to encourage study of Turkish language

May 12, 2019May 13, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria European elections 2019, Kornelia Ninova, Turkey

Political controversy has erupted in Bulgaria over reported comments by Turkish ambassador Hasan Ulusoy calling on the state to encourage

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Transport Minister meets Turkish ambassador over lorry delays at border

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov held talks on April 15 with Turkish ambassador Hasan Ulusoy to discuss the delays of

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Minister: Bulgaria gave clear signal to Turkey over Çavuşoğlu statement on religions law

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva told Parliament on April 10 that the country’s reaction to a claim by her Turkish

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