Julian Popov on Bulgaria as Turkey's mediator

Bulgaria and Turkey are not only linked by a common border. The history, architecture, culture and language of centuries of Ottoman rule have left their imprint on Bulgaria. Author and columnist Julian Popov places the special relationship of his country to Turkey into a new European context. "There is hardly any country in Europe that can claim to know Turkey better than we. Bulgaria can represent an important position at the round table regarding questions about Turkey. We are members of the EU and we enjoy the trust of the USA. Where else should talks regarding Turkey take place? In Greece, where not all the scimitars have been replaced in their scabbards? In Germany, where the Turkish question deals mostly with the integration of guest workers? Or in France? Or in Europe-sceptical Great Britain? Hardly. The right place for this is Bulgaria."

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