Turkey and Bulgaria

First gas delivery from Türkiye to Bulgaria starts

First gas delivery from Türkiye to Bulgaria starts

The Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Company (BOTAS) and its Bulgarian counterpart Bulgargaz began the first gas shipment from Türkiye to Bulgaria yesterday under a 13-year agreement. Bulgarian Energy Minister Rossen Hristov hailed the …

Bulgaria extradites Istanbul attack's suspect to Türkiye

Bulgaria extradites Istanbul attack's suspect to Türkiye

The suspect involved in Istanbul's terrorist attack in Taksim district was extradited to Türkiye, Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced on Tuesday. Bulgarian officials delivered Hazni Gölge, who helped fugitive …

Third countries may receive gas from Türkiye through Bulgaria

Third countries may receive gas from Türkiye through Bulgaria

Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez does not rule out gas supplies to third countries through Bulgaria. Earlier, Turkish Botaş and Bulgarian Bulgargaz signed a contract to supply Bulgaria with 1.5 bn cubic meters of gas per year. As …

Eight asylum seekers trying to reach Bulgaria held in Turkey

Eight asylum seekers trying to reach Bulgaria held in Turkey

Gendarmerie forces in northwestern Turkey rounded up a group of eight asylum seekers on Thursday who were trying to make their way across the border to neighboring Bulgaria. The asylum seekers, all of whom were Egyptian nationals …

Bulgaria stands up for Turkey

Bulgaria stands up for Turkey

The head of the Bulgarian government, Boyko Borisov, appealed today to the leadership of the European Union with a request to reconsider their attitude to the Turkish operation Peace Spring which is taking place in northern Syria these days. …

Turkey and Bulgaria begin rail service operations

Turkey and Bulgaria begin rail service operations

A new passenger rail service between Turkey and Bulgaria will begin operations his week. According to the Turkish media, passengers will be transported between the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv and the Turkish north-western Edirne city from …

Police remove barricades at Turkish-Bulgarian border

Police remove barricades at Turkish-Bulgarian border

Amid growing tension between Sofia and Ankara, Bulgarian police on Friday removed barricades protesters had erected at at least two border crossings with Turkey, Deutsche Welle reports. Bulgarian nationalists had attempted to …

Bulgarian nationalists block Turkish border crossings

Bulgarian nationalists block Turkish border crossings

Bulgarian nationalists blocked for several hours Friday the three main crossing points with Turkey to prevent coaches bringing in thousands of Turks with Bulgarian passports to vote in Sunday's elections, organisers said, Yahoo News …

 Bulgaria 'hands over  seven alleged Gülenists' to Turkey

Bulgaria 'hands over seven alleged Gülenists' to Turkey

Seven people with suspected links to the movement of US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, who is believed to have orchestrated Turkey’s July 15 coup attempt, were captured in the back of a truck while they were trying to flee …

65 illegal immigrants detained in Bulgaria

65 illegal immigrants detained in Bulgaria

Bulgarian border police detained 65 illegal immigrants traveling in a train coming from Turkey at the country's Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement. The guards spotted those hidden into a car of …

Bulgarian military rescue crew of Turkish ship

Bulgarian military rescue crew of Turkish ship

A Turkish vessel is in distress 70 miles east of the Bulgarian city of Varna in the Black Sea. A rescue operation is being carried out by the naval and air forces of Bulgaria, the press service of the Defense Ministry of the country …