Balgarianovinite.com National Assembly Deputy Chairperson Ayten Sabri, who is also Deputy Floor Leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), said Bulgaria belongs to all its citizens and they deserve to live with dignity. She spoke at a traditional commemorative gathering near Isperih, held to mark the anniversary of the peaceful protests in 1989 and honour the victims of the so-called Revival Process.
The event began with a prayer led by Supreme Muslim Council Chairman Vedat Ahmed in memory of the victims.
Sabri said the gathering was not only a tribute to the victims, but an expression of respect for their courage in defending their identity, names and religion. She added that the MRF would continue to follow Bulgaria’s European and Euro-Atlantic path. She said the MRF would support policies aimed at regional development and encouraging young people to return to Bulgaria.
MRF Deputy Floor Leader Halil Letifov said the party was founded through pain and the struggle for justice and dignity, adding that it had a responsibility to pass on the lessons of history to future generations. He stressed that the party had always defended dialogue, diplomacy and mutual understanding as a way to achieve national goals. According to Letifov, the MRF has gone through difficult periods and attempts at division, but will preserve its unity.
Isperih Mayor Belgin Shukri said peace, democracy and the protection of human rights are values that must be defended every day. He highlighted efforts by the local administration, supported by the MRF parliamentary group, to improve infrastructure and living conditions in Isperih Municipality.
Turkish Consul General in Burgas Tolga Orkun also addressed the gathering. Official guests included representatives of the MRF leadership, MPs, mayors and guests from Bulgaria and abroad.
The “Revival Process” was a campaign in which Bulgaria’s communist regime forced Bulgarian ethnic Turks to adopt Slavic names, limit their religious activity and refrain from speaking Turkish in public. The campaign was named so because it was organized under the pretext that the population concerned was supposedly forced to convert to Islam under Ottoman rule and must be returned to its “Bulgarian roots”. Parliament Deputy Chair Addresses Gathering Commemorating “Revival Process” Victims 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-16 13:39:32 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law