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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With just less than three weeks before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, the country's top diplomat Antony Blinken is headed to Asia and Europe on his final tour starting tonight, TURA...
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A bipartisan group of U.S.lawmakers, led by Republican Congressman Joe Wilson, the Chairman of U.S. Helsinki Commission, on Friday announced the reintroduction of the MEGOBARI Act, as well as their in...
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The Biden administration on Monday announced nearly $6 billion in additional military and budget assistance for Ukraine, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The United States on Friday sanctioned Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, a tycoon widely seen as the country's de facto leader, saying he was undermining democracy for the benefit of Russia, T...
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The White House said Thursday that President Joe Biden 'has been and will continue to be' apprised of the situation around Azerbaijani passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan, and is "kept up to date on w...
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A new U.S. assessment indicates that a Russian air defense system may have downed Azerbaijani passenger plane in Kazakhstan which killed at least 38 people on board, TURAN's Washington correspondent r...
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday denounced Russia's large-scale Christmas Day attacks on Ukraine that damaged critical energy infrastructure and vowed to continue a U.S. surge in weapons deliveri...
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington corresponden...
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The United States on Thursday announced fresh sanctions against senior officials in the Georgian Dream government, in repudiation of their brutal crackdown on pro-Western protesters, TURAN's Washingto...
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The Biden administration said Thursday it would continue its efforts to achieve peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia despite the lack of final agreement so far.
