The U.S. State Department just issued its 2017 report on International Religious Freedom in about 200 countries, including Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. This week, I will focus my attention on the section on Turkey. In […]
A friend forwarded to me the copy of a lengthy email that was sent by Ibrahim Kurtulus, a Turkish-American from New York City, to hundreds of CNN employees harshly criticizing Anthony Bourdain, Chris Cuomo and […]
In my last week’s article on secret funding for Azerbaijan’s lobbying in the United States, I referred to the payment made to “an influential oil and gas consultant with close ties to President Aliyev who […]
The website of Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed last week the possibly illegal lobbying in the United States funded by Azerbaijani sources. Investigative journalist Jonny Wrate reported on May 23 that “some […]
The new Diaspora Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, appointed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 11, recently announced that a second legislative body should be created in Armenia to represent Diasporan Armenians. This is a fascinating […]
On May 16, 2017, during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit with President Doanld Trump in the White House, Erdogan’s bodyguards viciously attacked Kurdish and Armenian protesters, who had gathered outside the residence of Turkey’s […]
The recent events in Armenia surprised and impressed both Armenians and non-Armenians worldwide: A leader thought to be irreplaceable by his supporters was replaced by a newcomer without any violence or bloodshed. Furthermore, what is […]
While most commentators have focused on the reasons and consequences of the U.S., British, and French missile strikes on targets in Syria, very few realize that Turkey is the biggest loser as the result of […]
Before the recent turmoil in relations between Turkey and several countries in the Middle East and Europe, as well as with the United States, Syria and Jordan had signed a Free Trade Agreement and visa-free […]
“Turkey is the champion of rights violations at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR),” Veteran Turkish journalist Sedat Ergin recently wrote in a Hurriyet article. The European Court rules on cases when signatories of […]
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