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At the moment, there are no data on injured and distressed Bulgarians in Turkey, Minister of Tourism Ilin Dimitrov told BNT

Ilin Dimitrov was born in 1983. He completed his secondary education in a high school with teaching.

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The earthquake in Turkey and Syria 89

I want to express my condolences to the Turkish people.

Bulgaria sent aid and the ambassador of Turkey confirmed it.

Manpower, equipment, campaigns have been sent to support our actions there.

Even today I was supposed to be in Istanbul for an exhibition, but it was postponed.

The minister has spoken with many tour operators and there is no data on blocked groups with Bulgarian tourists.

There are canceled flights to Istanbul due to the earthquake and bad weather.

EU Directive 261 applies in this case, according to which when the flight is canceled due to force majeure, companies do not owe compensation to passengers.

"Compensation is due if he is late at a certain time. However, the companies should necessarily take care of their passengers. There are two options - to return the funds for the flights or to revalidate the ticket for the next flight," the minister pointed out.

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Ilin Dimitrov