Launched by Todor Zhivkov's totalitarian regime in 1984, the so-called "Revival Process" culminated in 1989, when more than 360,000 Bulgarian citizens of Turkish descent were forced to flee their homes and seek shelter in neighbouring Turkey.
„Proces preporoda“, koji je 1984. godine pokrenuo totalitarni režim Todora Živkova, doživeo je vrhunac 1989, kada je preko 360.000 bugarskih državljana turskog porekla primorano da pobegne iz svojih domova i potraži utočište u susednoj Turskoj.