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Turkish-Bulgarian Leader: Elections Will Turn Tide in Bulgaria [Oct 23, 2011] Bulgaria is set for a deep change in its political history, stated Movement for Rights and Freedoms party leader Ahmed Dogan after casting his vote in Sofia for Bulgaria's presidential and local elections Sunday. "I voted for a normalization of the political process in Bulgaria and greater responsibility on the part of politicians," said the leader of the party which traditionally has strong ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Istanbul-Based 'Bulturk' Blasts Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Party [Jan 18, 2011] Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS (Movement for Rights and Freedoms) and its leader Ahmed Dogan have been subjected to devastating criticism by Bulturk, the organization of Bulgarian Turkish expats living in Turkey. In a formal statement to the media, Ismail Erdem, deputy head of Bulturk, has slammed DPS and Dogan, voicing similar criticism as DPS MP Kasim Dal, who has resigned from the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Leader Exonerated from Conflict of Interests [Oct 18, 2010] Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court exonerated Monday Ahmed Dogan, leader of the opposition ethnic Turkish party, from conflict of interests. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Begins Trial against Ethnic Turkish Leader [Sep 02, 2010] The trial over the alleged embezzlement by the leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party DPS, Ahmed Dogan, is scheduled for Thursday. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Leader: GERB Rules by Repressions [May 29, 2010] The leader of Bulgarias ethnic Turkish party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), Ahmed Dogan, accused the center-right GERB cabinet of attempting to criminalize the movement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ethnic Turkish Leader under Scrutiny for Corruption [Apr 19, 2010] After 21 years heading Bulgaria's 10 percent ethnic Turkish minority, one of Bulgaria's key politicians, Ahmed Dogan, has come under increasing scrutiny for corruption. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Leader Probed for Money Laundering [Apr 14, 2010] Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office is probing the ethnic Turkish DPS party leader, Ahmed Dogan, over his BGN 1,5 M commission as a consultant on 4 Bulgarian hydroelectricity projects for the previous Three-Way coalition cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ex Bulgaria PM Stanishev: I Am Learning from Borisov, Dogan (Novinite.com) [Feb 28, 2010] Bulgaria?s former Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said he was learning from his successor Boyko Borisov. Stanishev spoke on the bTV channel Sunday. He pointed out he respected a lot the leader of the ethnic Turkish party DPS, Ahmed Dogan, and had learned a lot from him. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ethnic Turkish Leader Dogan Preparing to 'Destabilize' Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 08, 2010] Former Deputy Chair of the ethnic Turkish DPS party, Osman Oktay, has said that DPS leader, Ahmed Dogan, is preparing social protests to destabilize Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>