Bulgaria handed over the person suspected of the terrorist act committed on November 13, 2022 in Istanbul, on Istiklal Avenue, to Turkish law enforcement agencies.

According to APA, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said this in an interview with T24 TV channel.

"We have established that Khazni Gelge, who took Bilal Hasan (the person responsible for planning the attack) from Edirne province and took him abroad, is in Bulgaria.

We discussed the issue with the Bulgarian side.

He was handed over to us in Edirne on Tuesday around 18:00," said the minister.

Soluy thanked Sofia for her help.