A ceremony in Istanbul marked Bulgaria’s Liberation Day, March 3, which is the country’s National Day. Bulgarian Consul General Vassil Valchev said that 146 years ago Bulgaria gained the place it deserved on the map of Europe and the world. “We Bulgarians of the present day bow our heads in homage to the freedom of our dear Fatherland and in full awareness of our responsibility for it,” Valchev said.
The ceremony was organized by the Foundation of the Orthodox Churches of the Bulgarian Exarchate (FOCBE) in Istanbul, chaired by Dimitri Yotef. It was held in the Bulgarian Convent, a landmark building of the Bulgarian Revival Period, built…
