In August 2018, US President Trump angrily announced that sanctions will be implemented against Turkey, and personally against the Turkish ministers of interior and justice. What was the reason for Trump’s fury? The refusal to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is working with a senior Republican legislator on strategies that would reduce United States’ reliance on a Turkey airbase. Executive Director of the ANCA Aram Hamparian recently […]
Despite the many violations of Armenian cultural and religious rights in Turkey, there are some Armenians in Istanbul who praise the Turkish regime and particularly its fascist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. These few pro-Erdogan Armenians, […]
The Holy Cross Cathedral on Aghtamar Island is welcoming the faithful once again. On Sunday, September 9, acting Armenian Patriarch Aram Ateshian led a mass reportedly attended by hundreds since its closure in 2015. Turkey […]
As the conflict between Turkey and United States is heating up, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is too stupid to realize that by continuing to hold American Pastor Andrew Brunson on trumped-up charges, he is […]
In a recent article, I wrote about the U.S. State Department’s annual report on International Religious Freedom which stated that “all religious groups that are not Sunni Muslim suffer discrimination and persecution in Turkey…. Religious […]
The Washington Post has reported that the Trump administration understood a deal was in place for the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson. All sources within the Trump administration were quoted anonymously. The reports indicate that […]
Speaking at the State Department’s Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Vice President Mike Pence threatened Turkey with sanctions unless pastor Andrew Brunson is released. Last week, Brunson’s detention was extended but this week he was […]
Great news! Did you hear? Two years, 77,000 people charged with terrorism, more than 150,000 fired public sector workers, an invasion-cum-occupation of Syria, massive repression and bombing of civilian population, who-knows-how-many-deaths, and seven extensions of […]
Andrew Brunson, a North Carolina pastor living for over 20 years in Turkey, has spent the past 18 months in Turkish prison, accused alternately of being a follower of Fethullah Gülen and aiding the Kurdistan Workers’ Party […]
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