With a solemn ceremony by Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the renovated Bulgarian church "St. Stephen" in Istanbul, also known as the Iron Church, has been solemnly reopened. Before that the patriarchs blessed..
The Bulgarian St Stephen Church in Istanbul (also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church), associated with the fight for church independence that started back in the 1930’s and the 1940’s, is the world’s only iron Orthodox Church. It is 20 meters tall,..
On January 7, the fully restored Bulgarian church "St. Stephen", also known as the Iron Church, located on the shore of the Golden Horn in Istanbul, will be officially reopened. The religious ceremony will be conducted jointly by Ecumenical Patriarch..
Thousands came to bid farewell to weightlifting champion Naim Suleymanoglu. The funeral ceremony took place at the Fatih mosque in Istanbul. The casket with the body of the legendary athlete was covered with the Turkish flag and accompanied by a special..
Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov visited again Turkey on Monday to participate at the 22nd World Petroleum Congress. Earlier Premier Borissov paid another official visit to Istanbul in June. Boyko Borissov has been following an active energy policy..
The reconstruction of the railway line between Istanbul and the Kapikule border checkpoint on the border with Bulgaria, which began in 2014, has been completed and it is expected that the rail link between Turkey's largest city and the Bulgarian capital..
The Bulgarian National Radio has been playing for the third consecutive day jazz, classical and folklore music only , which was created by authors who passed away 70 years ago or earlier, due to a dispute with Musicautor which manages the copyrights..
"We feel solidarity with the people of Turkey at this moment of hardship. We convey condolences to the families of the victims and wish fast recovery to the injured. Bulgaria, as a member of the European Union and NATO, as a friendly..
Incumbent President Rosen Plevneliev has sent a letter of condolence to the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, expressing sympathy after the bomb blasts in Turkey in which dozens of people were killed and hundreds wounded, the..
Two massive explosions occurred on Saturday evening downtown Istanbul. 20 riot police officers were wounded in the blast, Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has announced, quoted by the Hurriyet Daily News online edition. The two explosions..
