Armenian National Committee of America

With commemorations of the Armenian Genocide taking place across the world, there is a renewed fear that the lessons of "Never Again" have been forgotten following Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno Karabakh and its continued threats.

Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) head Ebubekir Şahin has announced that an investigation into Disney+ will be launched over the broadcasting platform's cancellation of the TV series "Atatürk."

The watchdog has asked the platform to put forward their defense, Şahin informed in a statement on his Twitter account.

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and In Defense of Christians (IDC) have hailed the Trump administration's imposition of sanctions on Turkey's military procurement agency and its officers in response to Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems.

Three US-based organizations have reacted to the fiesta organized by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday outside the Byzantine-era cathedral Hagia Sophia on the occasion of the 567th anniversary of the Turkish conquest of Constantinople.

The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) welcomed on Thursday the US Congress decision that blocks the sale of weapons and F-35 aircraft to Turkey until further notice.

An overwhelming bi-partisan majority both at the Senate and the House in Washington has passed a bill backed by HALC and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) with two key provisions on Turkey.

Three months ago, when the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) launched the #NoJetsForTurkey campaign (their joint initiative to halt F35 sales to Turkey), doubt was cast as to how effective this effort could be.

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act (351-66), which includes suspending the sale of F-35 fighter jets and all major defense equipment deliveries to Turkey. The development is seen as the result of robust campaigning by the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) have taken out a full-page ad in the New York Times, urging the US not to sell F-35 stealth fighters to Turkey.

Skepticism over the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey - a development which will upset the balance of power in the Aegean Sea - is growing among Washington officials.

Senior members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX), Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA), and Representatives Jim Costa (D-CA) and John Sarbanes (D-MD) condemned Turkish President Erdogan’s violent crackdown – both in Turkey and the U.S.