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09 May 11

Turkey, Bulgaria Plan Bullet Train Connection

Bulgaria and Turkey are planning the launch of a bullet train between Sofia and Edirne, according to the director general of the Turkish State Railways.

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26 Apr 11

Davutoglu: ‘I’m Not a Neo-Ottoman’

The Turkish foreign minister on why Turkey is a Balkan country, neo-Ottomanism, achieving lasting peace in the region and relations with Serbia and Macedonia.

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20 Apr 11

Bulgaria Plans Border Fence Against Foot and Mouth

Bulgaria says it will restore a Cold War era fence along its Turkish border to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease from animals from Turkey.

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07 Mar 11

Montenegro 'Supports' Turkish Role in Balkan Stability

Montenegro's president has said his country fully supports the Turkey-initiated trilateral process involving Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.

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07 Mar 11

Bulgaria Seizes 100 Kilograms of Heroin at Turkey Border

Bulgarian police have captured a shipment of 96 kilograms of heroin at the country's border with Turkey in an anti-narcotics operation coordinated with the US Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA.

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01 Mar 11

Montenegro's President In First Visit to Turkey

Montenegro's President Filip Vujanovic will arrive in Turkey on Tuesday on a formal visit.

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24 Feb 11

Serbia Hands Over Archeological Artifacts to Turkey

Serbia handed over 1,864 coins and other archeological artifacts seized at a border crossing to Turkey on Thursday.

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14 Feb 11

Bulgarian Court Acquits Ethnic Turkish Leader

The Supreme Administrative Court has acquitted Ahmed Dogan, leader of the opposition ethnic Turkish party, on corruption charges over consulting fees he received for hydro energy projects while his party was in power.

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10 Feb 11

Macedonia-Turkey: The Ties That Bind

While Ankara maintains close diplomatic relations with Skopje, cemented by their shared political enmity toward Greece, Turkey must step carefully when it comes to inter-ethnic disputes within ‘the heart of the Balkans’.

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10 Feb 11

Kosovo Denies Airport Used to Secure Loan

Pristina rejects Turkish media claims that airport's new operators broke Kosovo law by using the transport hub as collateral to secure a bank loan.

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09 Feb 11

Bulgaria Crazy Over Turkish Soap Operas

Bulgaria ranks second in the world in terms of the number of Turkish soap operas that it purchases.

09 Feb 11

Timeline: Macedonia and Turkey

Six centuries of Ottoman rule in the heart of the Balkans and other key events in Turkish-Macedonian relations.

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30 Jan 11

Bosnia Presidency Chair Cancels Meeting with Turkish FM

The Serb member of Bosnia's presidency canceled a scheduled meeting with the Turkish foreign minister on Saturday in a protocol dispute over flags.

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14 Jan 11

Resignation Hits Turkish Party in Bulgaria

As leading figure in ethnic Turkish party quits, accusing the party boss of being a disaster, speculation grows about possible splits in the movement.

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13 Jan 11

Kosovo Plans New Highway to Macedonia

Pristina has unveiled plans for its first toll highway, which will connect the capital to the Macedonian capital, Skopje.