U.S. Supreme Court spurns Turkey’s bid to avoid suits over 2017 Washington protest
By Nate Raymond, October 31, 2022, Reuters Oct 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Turkey's bid to dismiss two lawsuits filed by demonstrators seeking monetary damages after accusing Turkish security forces of injuring them in a 2017...
read moreExtended interview: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on “Face the Nation”
In an exclusive interview, Margaret Brennan sits down with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey to talk about his relationship with President Biden, the situation in Syria and more.
read moreBacking Anti-Erdogan Protesters, Biden Admin Tells Court Turkey’s Not Immune for Assaults During Trump White House Visit
By Adams Klasfeld, March 10, 2021, Law & Crime Signaling a shift in U.S.-Turkish relations, the State Department sent a strongly worded brief asking a federal appeals court to uphold a ruling that Turkey can be held liable for assaulting protesters on the day of...
read moreLegal case over melee during Erdogan’s 2017 DC visit moving ahead
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/legal-case-over-melee-during-erdogans-2017-dc-visit-moving-ahead/
read moreTime for Turkey to pay up for Sheridan Circle attack, by Michael Rubin
Time for Turkey to pay up for Sheridan Circle attack, by Michael Rubin | March 10, 2021 10:57 AM On March 9, 2021, the Department of Justice moved one step closer to holding the Turkish government accountable for an attack on protesters in the heart of Washington. It...
read moreSenate Foreign Relations & House Foreign Affairs Committees Letter To Secretary Blinken
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read moreErdogan’s attacks on freedom and his George Floyd commentary
The death of George Floyd has ignited protests across America and the world, reverberating as far as the gates of the Embassy of the United States in Athens. Though some ruffians have been ransacking American cities under the cover of the protests, polls show that up...
read moreDC Court: Turkey must face charges in Sheridan Circle assault on Kurdish protesters
BY LAURA KELLY - 02/07/20 08:18 AM EST A federal court in Washington, D.C., denied a request Thursday by Turkey to dismiss a civil suit by protesters who are seeking damages after they were violently beaten while demonstrating against the visit of the Turkish...
read moreErdoğan guards attacked US Secret Service after protesters in 2017, new documents show. The Hill by Laura Kelly – 11/09/19 05:46 PM EST
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s planned visit to Washington this week is raising concerns about a repeat of violent protests from his 2017 trip, as recent court documents provide new details about the clashes between U.S. and Turkish security personnel. More...
read moreBrawl suits against Turkey raise questions of law, diplomacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Turkey’s leader spoke of cooperation with the United States during a White House visit two years ago with President Donald Trump, but by day’s end, the warm rhetoric had been overshadowed by a violent brawl outside the Turkish Embassy that left...
read moreD.C. Lawyers Advance Civil Lawsuit vs. Republic of Turkey Over Beating of Protesters on U.S. Soil
You had a trained paramilitary force attack peaceful protesters. The people who were protecting President Erdogan came across police lines and beat up our clients, hit them on the head, kicked them, got them on the ground and bloodied them. This is not only an effort to gain compensation for people who were physically and psychologically injured, but also a way to make a statement that this kind of activity, of thugs beating up demonstrators, will not be something that we can allow in our country.
read more‘Dalin diyor!’: Did Erdogan give his goons OK to attack DC protesters?
Audio Analysis: Erdogan Goons Were Told To ‘Attack’ Protesters [VIDEO] (via Audio Analysis: Erdogan Goons Were Told To ‘Attack’ Protesters [VIDEO])
Audiovisual analysis of footage recorded at the Turkish embassy on Tuesday sheds light on the verbal commands given by Turkey’s president prior to his bodyguards’ attack on a group of Kurdish protesters. A professional sound editor named Salih Ferad conducted the...
read moreHere’s The Erdogan Henchman Who Choked A Female Protester In Turkish Embassy Attack (via Here’s The Erdogan Henchman Who Choked A Female Protester In Turkish Embassy Attack)
The Daily Caller has identified three of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s bodyguards who were involved in a brutal attack against peaceful protesters earlier this month, including one who was seen choking a woman and throwing her violently to the ground....
read morePro-Erdogan muscle against D.C. protesters came from Canada
Two Toronto men who clashed violently with protesters during Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent visit to the White House sought refugee status in Canada more than a decade ago, but were rejected. Cousins Alpkenan and Ahmet Dereci travelled to Washington,...
read moreTurkish Experts Say Order Given as Erdogan Guards Attacked D.C. Protest
AN ORDER TO ATTACK WAS spoken as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail broke through a police line and attacked protesters Tuesday in the nation’s capital. Three Turkish language experts who work at American universities agree on a translation of...
read moreTurkish security, pro-Kurdish protesters clash in D.C. during Erdogan visit (via The Washington Times)
Metropolitan Police are working with the State Department and the Secret Service to identify people involved in Tuesday’s violent confrontation between peaceful demonstrators and security personnel for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside the Turkish...
read moreTurkish foreign ministry rejects U.S. resolution condemning D.C. violence (via The Washington Times)
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Thursday rejected the approval of a U.S. congressional resolution condemning the violent fighting that took place outside the Turkish Ambassador’s residence in Washington D.C. last week. “The incident that took place in front of the...
read moreTwo more arrested for fight outside Turkish Embassy in D.C. (via The Washington Times)
Metropolitan Police have arrested two more people in connection with a violent skirmish outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence last month. Sinan Narin of Virginia was charged with felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor assault, police said in an email. Eyup...
read moreD.C. police announce 12 arrest warrants for Turkish security officers (via The Washington Times)
Metropolitan Police announced Thursday that they had arrested four people and issued arrest warrants for 14 others in connection to attacks by Turkish security personnel on U.S. protesters last month near the Turkish ambassador’s residence. The warrants are for 12 men...
read moreEd Royce praises arrest warrants for Turkish security forces, urges U.S. to remain tough (via The Washington Times)
The leading House Republican on foreign policy said Thursday he’s encouraged by reports of arrest warrants for Turkish security officials who attacked U.S. citizens in D.C. last month, but that the federal government should do more to make clear such acts aren’t...
read moreDavid Cicilline seeks to block sale of fighter jets to Turkey in response to D.C. brawl (via The Washington Times)
A U.S. lawmaker is attempting to block the sale of a fleet of fighter jets to Turkey until the NATO ally cooperates with the investigation and prosecution of Turkish security officials involved in a violent brawl with protesters in D.C. in May. Rep. David Cicilline, a...
read moreU.S. House votes to put State Department on notice: Reject Turkish arms deal (via The Washington Times)
The U.S. House of Representatives is putting national security officials on notice over a proposed small arms sale to Turkey in yet another example of continued fallout from the violent brawl that took place outside the Turkish Ambassador’s residence in May. An...
read moreTurkish security officials indicted in D.C. embassy protests (via The Washington Times)
Federal prosecutors in the District announced Tuesday that indictments have been issued for Turkish security officials who attacked peaceful protesters near the Turkish ambassador’s residence in May. A D.C. Superior Court grand jury issued indictments for 15 Turkish...
read moreTurkish-American men plead not guilty in violent May brawl outside ambassador’s D.C. residence (via The Washington Times)
Two Turkish-American men pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of assault and conspiracy stemming from a melee in which authorities say Turkish security officers attacked peaceful protesters near the Turkish ambassador’s residence in May. Sinan Narin, 45 of McLean,...
read moreTwo men plead guilty to assault outside Turkish Ambassador’s Residence in May (via The Washington Times)
Two U.S. citizens involved in a melee outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in May pleaded guilty Thursday in a D.C. court to assault charges, while 17 other people, including Turkish security officers, remain at large. Sinan Narin, 45, of McLean, Virginia, and...
read moreCharges dropped against 11 of 15 Turkish security officers in D.C. brawl (via The Washington Times)
U.S. officials have dropped federal assault charges against 11 Turkish security officers who were involved in an attack on peaceful protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in May, the latest development in an almost yearlong saga spanning the realms of...
read moreU.S. lawyers prepare $100 million lawsuit against Turkey after DC brawl | Ahval (via Ahval)
A team of U.S. lawyers is preparing to launch a civil action against the Republic of Turkey for the 2017 brawl in Washington in which Turkish protesters and secret service officers beat and severely injured rival protesters during a visit by Turkish President Recep...
read moreProtesters Sue Turkey Over Attack by Erdogan’s Guards in DC | Washingtonian (DC) (via Washingtonian)
People beaten by Turkish government security agents in DC last year filed a suit Friday against the Republic of Turkey. The suit, which asks for $310 million in damages, was filed in US District Court in DC and is a rare civil action against a foreign government. It...
read moreForeign Agents Attacked American Citizens on the Streets of DC. Can Americans Bring Them to Justice? (via Washingtonian)
Lucy Usoyan sensed danger. It was the afternoon of May 16, 2017, and Usoyan was among the Kurdish protesters outside the residence of Turkey’s ambassador to the United States. They were there to demonstrate against Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was in...
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