Desislava Atanasova: I did not travel on a private flight to Dubai with Peevski 03.07.2026

SUBTITLE: Constitutional Court Judge Desislava Atanasova categorically denied the claims of Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev that she traveled on a private flight to Dubai together with Delyan Peevski on April 5, 2024. She presented an official certificate from the Ministry of Interior proving that she traveled on regular commercial flights with Turkish Airlines to Istanbul, not to Dubai. SUMMARY: Constitutional Court Judge Desislava Atanasova refuted the claims of Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev that she traveled on a private flight to Dubai with Delyan Peevski on April 5, 2024. In an official position, she described these claims as false and presented evidence of her travels. Atanasova stated that she possesses a certificate from the Ministry of Interior with registration number RяБ 4017/02.07.2026, which proves that on April 5, 2024, she left Bulgaria on regular passenger flight TK 1032 of Turkish Airlines on the Sofia – Istanbul route. She returned on April 8, 2024, on flight TK 1031 of the same airline. According to her, data from the Ministry of Interior's Integrated Information System "Spravki" confirms that she stayed exclusively within the territory of the Republic of Turkey. The scandal arose after Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev released data regarding a joint trip by Peevski and Atanasova on a private flight to Dubai. Peevski's lawyer described














