by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 2, 2021
Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is completely ignorant about economics, met with the Chief Executive Officers of 26 major American companies and told them many falsehoods about the Turkish economy. The reality is that...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published April 28, 2021
After the United States avoided the issue for forty years, ever since Pres. Ronald Reagan mentioned the Armenian Genocide in a Presidential Proclamation, Pres. Joe Biden used the term Armenian Genocide, despite the gag-rule...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published February 24, 2021
Ever since Pres. Joe Biden’s election last November, hundreds of articles have been published around the world analyzing the problematic relations between Turkey and the United States. Pres. Biden has made no secret of...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published December 16, 2020
Last week, when Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev held a victory parade in Baku, he expressed his appreciation to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who attended the ceremonies. Tens of thousands of Azeris turned up...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published October 12, 2020
Azerbaijan and Turkey kept insisting that they will not accept a ceasefire until the Armenian armed forces vacate Artsakh. In other words, they want to reoccupy Artsakh and eliminate the Armenian presence there. Turkey,...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published September 8, 2020
Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), visited Turkey last week at the invitation of the Turkish Justice Minister. Spano also met with Pres. Erdogan and gave a lecture at...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published August 31, 2020 · Last modified May 17, 2022
I have written in the past pointing out Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hypocrisy on proclaiming himself as the ‘defender’ of Palestinians, while maintaining a military, diplomatic and economic alliance with Israel. Khaled Abu...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published August 25, 2020
Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden was interviewed by The New York Times editorial board on December 16, 2019. In his interview, Biden called Turkish President Erdogan “an autocrat,” urged his “isolation” and sought his...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published April 8, 2020
Halkbank, whose majority shareholder is the Turkish government, pleaded not guilty in New York on March 31, 2020, to criminal charges that it helped Iran illicitly transfer tens of billions in dollars and gold,...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published March 25, 2020
The world as we knew it changed dramatically in the last few weeks due to the unexpected spread of the deadly coronavirus. Hundreds of millions of people around the world are isolated in their...
