Turkey protests spark clashes with police
Clashes between anti-government demonstrators and Turkish police continued into the early hours of Monday in Istanbul. Protesters set fire to
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Erdogan prepares to announce ‘democratisation package’
The Turkish government is preparing to open a new package of democratisation to escape possible sentences imposed by the Court
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Man arrested after car crashes into Turkish embassy in Sofia
A 35-year-old man was arrested in Sofia on September 12 2013 after his car crashed into the Turkish embassy building
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Turks wary of government support for Syria strike
Turkey’s army has deployed anti-aircraft missile batteries along the country’s southern border with Syria and the Turkish government has held
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Limitations on alcohol sales and consumption in Turkey come into effect
Despite events in Gezi park, the Erdogan administration begun to implement the law that severely restricts the consumption, sale and
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Emergency meeting in Ankara on Syria
The developments in Syria and the possibility of military intervention have caused concern in Ankara about the prospect of some
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Turkey’s new transit fees pose no threat to Bulgarian freight firms – minister says
Bulgaria’s Transport Minister Danail Papazov has given reassurances to Bulgaria’s road freight companies that the new transit fees set to
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Turkey’s criticism of OIC over Egypt seen as split with Arab allies
Turkey’s call for the resignation of the head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, or OIC, for not speaking out
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Bulgaria rejects Turkish request to acquire Ottoman-era monuments
Bulgaria’s Culture Minister Petar Stoyanovich said on August 12 that the Government had no intention of transferring ownership of Ottoman-era
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