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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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...
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As the United States under a second Trump Administration rolls out its ‘America First’ foreign policy, President Salome Zourabichvili, who represented Georgian people at this week's inauguration of Do...
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The new U.S. administration does not rule out hitting Russia with sanctions if Vladimir Putin refuses to negotiate about ending the war in Ukraine, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The Biden administration Wednesday announced new 'biting' Russia sanctions, as well as further actions to tighten some of its previous sanctions against Moscow by giving Congress the ability to block...
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The United States and Armenia on Tuesday signed an agreement forming a “strategic partnership commission”, which Secretary of State Antony Blinken said marked "a significant milestone" in the relation...
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U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that Vladimir Putin was in "tough shape," after Washington and London imposed sweeping sanctions against Russia's energy sector over its invasion of Ukraine, TURAN...
