Alex Raufoglu
Washington correspondentPlace of birth: Born in Baku
Raufoglu holds an MA in Interactive Journalism from American University, Washington D.C.
Professional Experience
Alex Raufoglu is the chief U.S. correspondent for Turan News Agency.
He worked extensively in the South Caucasus and Black Sea regions for several international broadcast outlets, such as RFE/RL, VoA, BBC, and others; prepared features, audio/video stories covering democracy, media, and other freedoms, as well as regional peace and security.
Since 2008, Raufoglu has lived in Washington D.C., where he worked as a journalist for several media outlets.
Raufoglu serves as a board member of The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States.
Languages
Azeri (native), English (fluent) Turkish (fluent) Russian (fluent)
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The U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday night welcomed an American teacher who was freed by Russia, to the White House, telling the reporters that “somebody else is being released tomorrow that you wi...
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The United States, the UK and Australia jointly imposed sanctions on the Russian cyber company Zservers for its role in ransomware attacks, the Trump administration announced Tuesday, TURAN's Washingt...
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A key U.S,. lawmaker on Monday announced plans to introduce the "Freedom First Lend-Lease Act," allowing the U.S. administration to more efficiently send weapons and other supplies to Ukraine, TURAN's...
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he may 'probably' be meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week, and speaking with Russia's Vladimir Putin to end the “ridiculous” war betwe...
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed his first international guest - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House at a critical juncture for the Middle East ceasefire. In a...
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is the new acting head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in an attempt to end "insubordination" at the agency, TURAN's...
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U.S. President Donald Trump indicated Monday that he wanted a deal for rare earth elements and other items from Ukraine in exchange for continued military aid for the war against Russian aggression, T...
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U.S. President Donald Trump held first press conference in the White House briefing room Wednesday morning, hours after an Army helicopter collided with a passenger jet in Washington DC, claiming 67 l...
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The Trump administration on Tuesday 'welcomed' the extension of EU sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The Trump administration this week kicked off fresh conversations with NATO ally Türkiye with focus on bilateral and regional issues, including the peace in the South Caucasus, TURAN's Washington corr...
