Bulgaria–Turkey relations
Appearance
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Embassy of Bulgaria, Ankara | Embassy of Turkey, Sofia |
Bulgarian–Turkish relations are foreign relations between Bulgaria and Turkey. Bulgaria has an embassy in Ankara, two general consulates in Istanbul and Edirne and a chancellery in Bursa. Turkey has an embassy in Sofia and two general consulates in Plovdiv and Burgas.
Country comparison
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Population | 6,951,482 | 79,814,871 |
Area | 110,993.6 km2 (42,854.9 sq mi) | 783,356 km2 (302,455 sq mi) |
Population Density | 63/km² (163.2/sq mi) | 102/km2 (264.2/sq mi) |
Capital | Sofia | Ankara |
Largest City | Sofia – 1,241,675 (1,678,041 Metro) | Istanbul – 15,214,177 (5,343.220 Metro) |
Global Cities | Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv, Burgas, Pleven | Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Bursa |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
Official language | Bulgarian | Turkish |
Current Leader | President Rumen Radev Prime Minister Boyko Borisov |
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Vice President Fuat Oktay |
Main religions | 59.5% Bulgarian Orthodoxy, 9.3% Not religious, 7.9% Islam, 0.9% Protestantism, 0.7% Catholicism, 21.8% Not declared |
95.6% Islam, 0.9% Christianity |
Ethnic groups | 84.8% Bulgarians, 8.8% Turks, 4.9% Roma, 0.7% Others |
85% Turkish, 9% Kurdish, 6% Others |
GDP (PPP) | $180.170 billion ($26,034 per capita) | $0.857 trillion [1] ($10,848 per capita) |
Diplomacy
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Embassies
The Embassy of Bulgaria is located in Ankara, Turkey. The Embassy of Turkey is located in Sofia, Bulgaria.
See also
- Foreign relations of Bulgaria
- Foreign relations of Turkey
- Turks in Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Turks in Turkey
- Bulgarian embassies in Turkey
- European Union–Turkey relations
- Bulgaria–Turkey border
- Turks in Europe
References
- ^ "International Monetary Fund, Report on selected countries". imf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
External links
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- Turkish embassy in Sofia
- Bulgarian embassies in Turkey
- Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria