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BIRN has obtained a letter that the European Commission allegedly sent to the director of Bulgaria's State Refugee Agency, SAR, and to the Deputy Interior Minister, Krasimir Tsipov, voicing Brussels' concerns about major shortcomings in the country's asylum system.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has changed the name of the 3.5-kilometer long ??stinye Bay?r?? Street where the posh mall ?stinye Park is located into ?Qatar Street.? At the municipal assembly, despite the objections of the opposition party members, the name ?Qatar Street? was approved with the votes of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members.