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No one should be Fooled by Erdogan’s Empty Apology for Kurdish Massacres
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkish society was thrown into turmoil last week when Prime Minister Erdogan issued an unexpected apology for the hitherto taboo topic of the Kurdish massacres in southeastern Turkey in the 1930’s. There are many striking similarities between the Kurdish massacres and the Armenian Genocide. Under...
ankakh November 29, 2011 7:13
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Turkey Seeks to Monopolize Investments In American Indian Tribal Lands
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier In a few weeks, when high-priced Turkish lobbying firms file their mandatory reports with the Justice Department, important revelations will emerge about their behind the scenes role in pushing through Congress a bill which would give Turkish companies a monopoly for investments in American Indian tribal...
ankakh November 23, 2011 0:52
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Federal Appeals Court Issues Futile Order on Insurance Lawsuit
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Before the Genocide, thousands of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire bought life insurance from American and European companies, so that after their death, their heirs would receive a lump sum payment. Regrettably, many of these companies refused to keep their end of the bargain when Armenian...
ankakh November 16, 2011 8:02
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Iran hangs five Azerbaijanis in Urmia
Five Azerbaijanis were executed in the prison of Urmia city, Iran and three more are waiting for their execution, Azerbaijani news agency APA reported. The Azerbaijani Political Prisoners’ Protection Committee told the agency that the execution was carried out on Sunday. “No proper trial was held in connection with the executed Azerbaijanis and they were sentenced...
ankakh October 16, 2011 20:47
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Pres. Sarkozy Says ‘Tseghasbanoutyoun’ A Word Obama has yet to Utter
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Flying to Armenia, French President Nicolas Sarkozy confided to his top aides last week: “I am going to toss a live grenade!” He was revealing his readiness to act firmly if Turkey continued to deny the Armenian Genocide. Shortly after arriving in Yerevan, Pres. Sarkozy courageously declared before journalists...
ankakh October 12, 2011 8:58
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Tymoshenko sentenced to 7 years in prison
Ex-Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison by the Pechersky District Court of Kiev on Tuesday. The verdict was pronounced by Justice Rodion Kireyev, who presides at the trial, ITAR-TASS said. The Pechersky District Court has been hearing since June 24 the criminal case of Tymoshenko, accused of the abuse of office during the signing...
ankakh October 11, 2011 16:46
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Taxi driver in Istanbul beats female passenger for being Armenian
ISTANBUL. – A bizarre and sad incident occurred in Istanbul on Sunday, Marmara Armenian daily of Istanbul writes. A taxi driver swore at and punched his passenger just for being an Armenian. The female passenger turned to the police. “The woman sat in a taxi whose driver asked her: ‘It seems from your accent that you are not Turkish. Are you Armenian, or Jewish?’...
ankakh October 10, 2011 18:14
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Armenia’s 20th Anniversary: A Young Republic; an Ancient Nation
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Armenians worldwide had many reasons to celebrate the month of September, as they observed the 20thanniversary of the twin Republics of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh). Two decades ago, Armenians did not have a single independent Republic. Now they have two, and look forward to the day when the...
ankakh October 3, 2011 21:09
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Azerbaijan’s economy based on khanates – US envoy
Azerbaijan’s economy is concentrated in the hands of power groups, said US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza. During the meeting with members of Caspian-European business club, Bryza said Azerbaijan used to have khanates. Nowadays, Azerbaijan is an independent state but there are still khanates in the economy, he added. Therefore, Bryza stressed, American companies...
ankakh September 29, 2011 23:34
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World’s fate in hands of five UN Security Council members – Turkish PM
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offers to reform the system of five permanent members to the UN Security Council. In an exclusive interview withTime, Erdogan said the entire world is a slave to the decisions of five permanent members of the UN Security Council. Erdogan added that relations between Turkey and U.S. are stable “but they have not improved as...
ankakh September 28, 2011 14:32
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2-year-old dies after children undressed and bury him alive in Turkey
ERZURUM – The two brothers, 5 year old Y. Ch. and 4 year old R. Ch., took their 2 year old friend Esen to the village cemetery. The two brothers saw a hole in the cemetery, undressed their little friend and buried him alive, informs the Turkish Posta. Esen’s mother went looking for him and after an hour saw the two brothers on the cemetery road. One brother ran away...
ankakh September 28, 2011 8:15
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Truth on Armenian Genocide in Adana witnessed by British Vice-Consul – Independent
NEWS.am publishes excepts from British journalist Robert Fisk’s article in The Independent: On Wednesday morning, April 14 1909, British Vice Consul Major Charles Doughty-Wylie set off to the Turkish city of Adana after receiving a letter from his Turkish translator, saying that “there was a very dangerous feeling in that town, threats had been freely offered,...
ankakh September 22, 2011 20:43
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Armenian taxi driver stabbed and burnt in Moscow
MOSCOW. – A corpse of 40-year-old taxi driver was found on Sunday in one of garbage disposals in Russia’s capital,Vechernaya Moskvanewspaper reports. Police caught alleged murderers of a taxi driver who stabbed the men and burnt his body in a garage disposal. Russia-based Life Newsportal said the man was identified as Sergey Avanesov, Armenian by origin. According...
ankakh September 19, 2011 13:03
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Book on Armenia-Turkey Protocols Warns Arabs not to Trust Turkish Friendship
By Harut Sassounian Publisher of The California Courier I was privileged to attend a special program in Beirut last Friday, sponsored by the Armenian National Committee of Lebanon, dedicated to the publication of my new book in Arabic: “Armenia-Turkey Protocols: Truth or Deception?” The book is the compilation of 43 columns I had written in The California Courier...
ankakh September 18, 2011 22:49
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Turks killed 15,000 Armenians in Bitlis, in 1 day – Ottoman army general
The Kurdish Firat News Agency reflected on the memoirs, about the Armenian Genocide, of the Venezuelan general Rafael de Nogales Méndez, who was voluntarily serving in the Ottoman Empire. In his book, entitled 4 Years in the Ottoman Army, the general attests that the Armenian massacres had occurred under the Ottoman state’s knowledge and guidance. “Even though they...
ankakh September 16, 2011 12:27
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Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of condolences to the President of the RF Dmitry Medvedev on the plane crash which took place in Yaroslavl
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of condolences to the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on the plane crash which took place in Yaroslavl. Serzh Sargsyan asked to convey his sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims. “We mourn together with you on the occasion of a plane crash which took place near the Tunoshna airport...
ankakh September 8, 2011 16:11
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Turkey Can Run, but Can’t Hide From the Long Arm of US Law
By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis once warned one of his opponents: “You can run, but you can’t hide.” This same warning now applies to the Turkish government and two of its major banks. Last December, when three Armenian-Americans filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit in U.S. Federal Court...
ankakh September 6, 2011 14:12
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Armenian “treasure” hunters in Istanbul dig 20 meters deep, but find themselves at police precinct
In an attempt to find the “treasures” of an Armenian woman who runs a jewelry store at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, four people have dug a 20-meter hole underneath a 4-storey residential building at the city’s Fatih district. Three months prior to this event, the treasure hunters had rented the basement apartment of the building where, according to them, the Armenian...
ankakh September 5, 2011 16:44

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