IRU reports freight disruption at Türkiye–Bulgaria border crossings
The road transport body reports protests affecting Türkiye’s crossings with Bulgaria following reports of drivers being refused Schengen entry over stay limits.
IRU reported on 29 October that protests were disrupting Türkiye’s border crossings with Bulgaria. The trade body linked the action to reports that professional Turkish drivers had been refused entry after exceeding the Schengen limit of 90 days within a 180-day period.
IRU is calling for an immediate resolution of operators’ concerns, warning that visa procedures, stay limits and technical challenges with the EU’s entry and exit system affect international road transport. It says it will continue discussions with EU institutions and national authorities.
The update identifies a risk to cross-border freight flows, including palletised loads. It does not quantify delays, identify every affected crossing or confirm when disruption will end. The report describes conditions at its original publication date; carriers should confirm current access before routing vehicles.
Image: driver photograph used by IRU to illustrate its update; not a photograph of the protests.
- Affected location
- Türkiye–Bulgaria border crossings; Türkiye and Bulgaria
- Affected mode
- See original notice
- Notice issued
- 29 Oct 2026 · time not published by source
Verify before acting: operational disruption changes quickly. Always confirm the current position with the original source or your operator before making transport or booking decisions.
Disruption items come only from primary or official notices — port, terminal and airport operators, carriers, border authorities, police and local authorities, government bodies and verified operator updates. Rumours and unverified social posts are never used.
Source attribution
- Source organisation
- International Road Transport Union
- Original date
- 29 Oct 2026
- Published by us
- 31 Oct 2026
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