Bulgaria and Turkey will step up cooperation against cross-border organized crime, drug trafficking, illegal migration and what Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci described as “new generation” criminal activity. The issue was discussed during Ciftci’s meeting with Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev in Bulgaria, with both sides also agreeing to strengthen cooperation on the recovery of assets linked to crime and corruption.

Türkiye and Bulgaria on Aug. 11 pledged to strengthen joint efforts against organized crime groups, which have been on the rise in both countries.

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi met his Bulgarian counterpart, Ivan Demerdzhiev, in Sofia on Tuesday. The two ministers oversaw the signing of a...