Bulgaria, Turkey expel respective diplomats from their countries.
Turkey’s Islamist Justice and Development Party-ruled government’s poor international relations have taken another blow as it and Bulgaria expelled their diplomats from their respective countries.
Turkey retaliated to Sofia’s decision to declare Turkish attaché Ugur Emiroglu “persona non grata” by expelling Bulgarian diplomat Zornitsa Petrova Apostolova, Turkey’s Hurriyet Daily News reported on Tuesday.
“There is no doubt Turkish diplomat Ugur Emiroglu, who was declared persona non grata in Bulgaria, has been carrying out tasks connected with the Turkish intelligence,” said General Kircho Kirov, former director of the Bulgarian National Intelligence Service, speaking to Bulgaria’s Radio Focus.
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Sunni Turkey’s relations are tense with the Shi’ite Iranian axis that includes Syria. Relations with Syria ally Russia tanked when Turkey downed a Russian jet last November.
Ankara’s relations with Israel are poor though there are rumors of a possible rapprochement.
Relations with Europe are also tension filled mainly due to the latest refugee crisis.