Abdullah Büyük

Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Valentin Radev, on Thursday said Sofia would investigate 14 organisations, including colleges and trade representatives, for ties with Turkey's so-called FETO movement, led by the exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen - which Ankara blames for the failed 2016 coup attempt in Turkey and accuses of terrorism.

The European Court of Human Rights, ECHR has made a request for information concerning the 2016 extradition of Turkish businessman and alleged Fethullah Gulen supporter Abdullah Buyuk, Capital weekly reported on Monday.

The move to expel Gülen supporter Abdullah Buyuk to Turkey "bears all the hallmarks of an unlawful rendition to risk of torture", human rights organization Amnesty International says in a report.

In one of the sections dedicated to Bulgaria, AI recalls the story of Buyuk, who was handed over to Turkey in August of last year.

Seven Turkish nationals allegedly linked to the network of Islamic Cleric Fethullah Gülen have been detained in Bulgaria and handed over to Turkish authorities, BGNES wire service reports.

The men were found as they were hiding in a Turkish-plated TIR truck bound for Romania.

The expulsion from Bulgaria of the Turkish businessman Abdullah Buyuk is worrisome in a human aspect but there can be no exceptions in a situation where there are foreigners illegally entering the country, stated Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova.

A man linked to the movement of US-based cleric Fethullah Gülen will not be extradited to Turkey, a Bulgarian court has ruled.

Abdullah Büyük is a businessman who owns a domain name registration company and has demanded political asylum in Bulgaria, being sought for "terrorism" charges, private NOVA TV station reports.