Bulgaria postpones visit by Turkish Foreign Minister over religions law row
Bulgaria has postponed a visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu that had been planned for April 9, Deputy Prime
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Bulgaria increases patrols at borders as migrants try to reach North Macedonia from Greece
Bulgaria has strengthened its border patrols and is ready to implement a crisis management plan, Interior Minister Mladen Marinov told
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Turkey’s ruling party suffers heavy losses in key local polls
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party suffered heavy losses in Sunday’s local elections, losing critical cities across the country, while
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces test in Turkey’s local elections
Almost 17 years ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power, propelled by voters keen to teach
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In elections, Turkey’s opposition hopes to capitalise on Erdogan’s woes
On March 31, Turkey holds critical local elections, with control of the country’s main cities up for grabs. With inflation
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Bulgarian PM: Turkey refused to apologise over political interference controversy
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov emerged from several hours of early-morning talks with Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, held over
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Backers of Bulgaria’s Religions Act amendments deny changes made under Turkish pressure
The two Bulgarian politicians who tabled controversial amendments to the Religious Denominations Act denied on March 29 that the changes
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Political row in Bulgaria over ‘Turkish interference’ in Religions Act continues
The ripples in the political row over alleged Turkish interference in Bulgaria’s controversial amendments to the Religious Denominations Act continued
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Changes to Bulgaria’s Religions Act cause melodrama between Sofia and Ankara
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Religious Denominations Act approved by Parliament have caused a flurry of exchanges between Sofia and Ankara, after
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