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IntMin: New Migrant Routes Do Not Pass Through Bulgaria
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova assured that the new migrant routes currently being developed do not pass through Bulgaria.
Bachvarova said this on Wednesday in a response to a question posed by MP on whether any of the new routes could see migrants crossing the Black Sea.
Joshua Bell comes to Istanbul and Ankara
One of the most celebrated violinists of his era, Joshua Bell, will greet music lovers in Istanbul and Ankara in May.
The artist is known for his performance in a Washington D.C. subway station in 2007. Bell had agreed to participate in a Washington Post story by Gene Weingarten that thoughtfully examined art and context.
Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Brussels on April 8
Canceled flights to and from Brussels after the March 22 terror attack at Brussel's Zaventem Airport will resume on April 8, Turkish Airlines has announced.
The first Turkish Airlines flight to Brussels since the deadly attack will depart from Istanbul on April 8 at 7.55 p.m, while a Turkish Airlines flight from Brussels to Istanbul will depart at 11.50 p.m. on the same day.
Turkish academics, lawyer awarded for successful ECHR appeal on YouTube ban
The Global Freedom of Expression Prize issued by U.S.'s prestigious Columbia University has been awarded to two academics and a lawyer from Turkey for their "excellence in legal services" after making a successful appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the grounds of censorship, after Turkey banned access to the video-sharing website.
Soldier killed in PKK attack
One soldier was killed early on April 6 in an attack staged by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r.
PKK militants opened fire on a specialized sergeant with long-barreled weapons in the Bismil district of Diyarbak?r as he was driving to a nearby gendarmerie post. The sergeant died at the scene.