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Turkish military vehicles, personnel to transit Bulgaria en route to Kosovo

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Kosovo, Turkey, Türkiye

On February 27 and 28, military personnel and military equipment from the Armed Forces of Türkiye, which is part of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves draft memo with Türkiye on cross-border air space security operations

January 25, 2024January 26, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on January 25 a draft memorandum of understanding between the governments of Bulgaria and Türkiye regarding cross-border

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Defence Minister: Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye to start mine countermeasures operation in Black Sea

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine

Bulgaria, Romania and Türkiye will soon start a mine countermeasures operation in the Black Sea, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Todor Tagarev

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Europe 

EU ministers agree to 454.8M euro disaster relief aid for Romania, Italy and Türkiye

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Turkey, Türkiye

European Union ministers agreed on September 18 to the European Commission’s proposal to provide a total of 454.8 million euro

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European Court of Human Rights declines religious group’s application against Türkiye

July 29, 2023July 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Turkey, Türkiye

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has declined an application by religious group the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and

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Bulgaria 

Religious group lodges European court action against Türkiye after pullback at Bulgarian border

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Turkey, Türkiye

The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, members of which were pulled back at the Turkish-Bulgarian border in May after

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Europe 

Nato chief: Vilnius Summit has made history on Sweden, will take key decisions on Ukraine

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Lithuania, Nato, Russia, Turkey, Türkiye, Ukraine

Speaking at the start of a two-day Nato Summit in Vilnius on July 11, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed President

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Europe 

Religious minority asylum-seekers detained at Turkish-Bulgarian border say they were beaten, tortured

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Turkey, Türkiye

Thirty of 104 members of religious minority group Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light who had presented themselves at the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, EU leaders congratulate Türkiye’s Erdoğan on election victory

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey, Türkiye

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his re-election as President of Türkiye. Deutsche

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