By Mariam Khaloyan (@mariamkhaloyan) AAA News Blog July 29, 2015 The consequences of Turkey’s armed incursion of Cyprus in 1974 compound, to this day, a sore point in the modern history of the island: military invasion, division, demolition of human rights, extensive foreign settlements, social decay, and property seizure, and ethnic exclusion. This has been the status quo of the island for 41 years. Last week, the Armenian Assembly of America Terjenian-Thomas summer interns

By Taniel Koushakjian (@Taniel_Shant) AAANews Blog HOUSE: The House is in the last week of the summer recess and will return next Monday, September 8th. Although Congress will only be in session for two weeks before the midterm election, there are many legislative issues left to address, most importantly: funding the government. Although both chambers have adopted fiscal year (FY) 2015 appropriations bills that cover funding for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, Congress has been

By Peter Kechichian AAANews Blog This week, Turkey’s 99-year campaign of Armenian Genocide denial and other significant Armenian American issues were raised at a special subcommittee hearing by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The hearing, held on Tuesday, July 15th, at the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats, was entitled “The Future of Turkish Democracy,” under the direction of  Subcommittee Chairman Congressman Dana Rohrab

By: Hamlet Tamazian & Bobby Avakian The American spotlight on the unrest in Turkey has faded since the worst of the Taksim Square riots, Gezi Park protests, and anti-Erdogan rallies. However, there is still much turmoil in Turkey and the region, and new problems are developing – making old issues more complex. Still, the democratic and human rights progress made during the protests has registered a permanent cultural shift among the people of Turkey. The Turkish government is