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France Shouldn’t Allow Turkey To Meddle in its Domestic Affairs
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier For nearly a century, Turkey’s leaders have tried to hide the monstrous crime of the Armenian Genocide by covering up what... -
Message from Ergun Kirlikovali , President ATAA
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsErgun Kirlikovali is one of the founders and long standing member of Turkish Forum – Dunya Turkleri Birligi Advisory Board. We wish him Good-luck, and we will support his actions ... -
Turkey needs to devise a 2015 strategy
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsThe recent step by France with respect to the 1915 incidents represents a great victory for the Armenians before 2015, the 100th anniversary of the incidents. -
20 Steps Turkey Could Take to Worsen Relations with France After Genocide Vote
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 4 CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkey’s leaders have been threatening France for months with various reprisals should the French government pass a law making it... -
Turkey Plans Serial Production In National Weapons Programs
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsTurkey Plans Serial Production In National Weapons Programs Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 16 January 24, 2012 By: Saban Kardas The head of the under-secretariat for the defense... -
Turkey Works to Prevent Sectarian Rift in Iraq
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsTurkey Works to Prevent Sectarian Rift in Iraq Turkey Works to Prevent Sectarian Rift in Iraq Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 12 January 18, 2012 By: Saban Kardas... -
As France Tightens the Noose, Turkey Reacts with Outrageous Words and Deeds
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkish leaders routinely proclaim that they are not afraid of facing their country’s past. Yet, the minute someone reminds them of... -
Turkey Wants to Resume Talks on Iranian Nuclear Program
Posted on January 11, 2012 | 1 CommentTurkey Wants to Resume Talks on Iranian Nuclear Program Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 6 January 10, 2012 By: Saban Kardas Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, paid a... -
Azerbaijan and Obama Suffer Setbacks As Amb. Bryza’s Service is Cut Short
Posted on January 10, 2012 | 2 CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier As a result of successive political blunders by the Obama administration, Matthew Bryza was forced to abandon his ambassadorial post in Azerbaijan last... -
Story Behind the Turkish Idiom “Pabucu Dama Atılmak”
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 2 CommentsPabucu Dama Atılmak – Shoe to be thrown to the roof ” to lose favor; to fall from popular esteem; to seem less appealing; to look pale by comparison”….. The... -
Turkey Besieged by Armenian Successes Long Before the Genocide Centennial
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkish leaders made a serious tactical error in 2011. They were so preoccupied with countering the upcoming tsunami of the centennial of the... -
Turkey Reiterates Commitment to Southern Corridor with Trans-Anatolia Pipeline
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsTurkey Reiterates Commitment to Southern Corridor with Trans-Anatolia Pipeline Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 1 January 3, 2012 By: Saban Kardas Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of... -
Decorating Pine Tree was a Turkish Ritual
Posted on December 29, 2011 | 3 CommentsFamous all around world Sumerian specialist Dr. Muazzez İlmiye Çığ said pine tree which used Christmas tree was a Turkish ritual. Pine tree which used Christmas tree spreads to Christian... -
Analysis: Turkey helps pull the rug from under Nabucco
Posted on December 24, 2011 | No CommentsTurkey acceded to the aspirations of the Azeri brethren, while ignoring those of the Turkmen brethren. Over the past year, as the EU delegates approached repeatedly Ashgabat for Turkmen gas, Turkey chose to stay on the sidelines. This was a strategic mistake. -
The French impasse in Turkish-Armenian relations
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsThe most important thing that French President Nicolas Sarkozy emphasized during a visit to Yerevan in October 2011 was that France will introduce sanctions against Turkey if it fails to... -
Congress Urges Turkey to Return Churches:
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No CommentsFirst Successful Attempt at Restitution By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkey suffered a major setback last week when the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a... -
Pres. Sargsyan Makes Major Strategic Shift in Armenia’s Demands from Turkey
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Pres. Serzh Sargsyan delivered a major speech in Marseille, France, last week, during which he introduced a new strategy for the resolution of Armenia’s demands from Turkey.... -
A Reality Check On US-Turkish Relations
Posted on December 9, 2011 | No CommentsA Reality Check On US-Turkish Relations Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 223 December 8, 2011 By: Saban Kardas US Vice President, Joe Biden, paid a working visit to... -
US Court to Rule on Turkish Banks’ Motion to Dismiss Armenian Lawsuits
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Two separate lawsuits were filed last year in US Federal Court in Los Angeles against the Republic of Turkey and two of... -
Erdogan Confronts Official History
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsErdogan Confronts Official History Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 216 November 29, 2011 By: Saban Kardas Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took a groundbreaking step, by issuing...
