Emerging Europe's editor, Craig Turp, recently travelled from Paris to Istanbul, via Budapest and Bucharest, aboard the Orient Express. He recounts the experience here.
A persecuted religious minority are facing abuse in an EU-funded Turkish detention centre, according to witness testimony. They have been detained since late May after attempting to enter Bulgaria at an official border crossing point with Turkey.
Turkish border officials confiscate 28 pythons found hidden in truck msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pythons were found wrapped in women's stockings as part of a smuggling operation on the border between Turkey and Bulgaria. Customs officials at the Kapikule border crossing, the most established.
Over 100 Church members beaten and arrested at the Turkish Border eureporter.co - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eureporter.co Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.