FBIS-EEU-89-158: Press Compilation on Turkish Propaganda and Domestic Bulgarian Issues

This document, dated August 17, 1989, is a compilation of reports from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). The first section details Bulgarian concerns regarding Turkish propaganda, specifically focusing on Pan-Turkism and the alleged mistreatment of Turkish minorities. It cites various articles and authors, including Mikhail Yanchev and Riza Yonder, who argue that Turkish publications are attempting to influence Turkish populations living outside of Turkey. The second section of the document addresses domestic Bulgarian issues, including the formation of sociopolitical committees in Burgas and Varna to address economic and social challenges. Notably, the document includes a brief, dismissive report regarding 'flying saucers.' This report states that sensationalist stories about UFOs landing near Moscow were fabricated to distract the public from the genuine agricultural crisis in Bulgaria, specifically the failure to collect straw from harvested fields. The document concludes that these 'flying saucer' reports were a diversionary tactic to mask the mismanagement of agricultural resources.