In May 1989, Bulgaria witnessed something unprecedented in its communist era: massive protests that did not unfold in the capital, Sofia, but in villages and towns scattered across the country ...

The exhibition also shows the lesser-known work of Süleyman Akman, born in the village of Glodzhevo, near Ruse, Bulgaria, in 1945. His family moved voluntarily to Turkey in 1951.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back Thursday at what he called "pressure" on the 700,000 Turks in Bulgaria, as tensions mounted between Ankara and Sofia ahead of elections in the EU state.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized on Thursday what he described as "pressure" on ethnic Turks in Bulgaria ahead of elections in the country.