The Republic of Artsakh

Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte is an Armenian-American writer, lecturer and activist; and current Westbrook City Councilor. She authored Nowhere, a Story of Exile and lectured extensively about the plight of Armenians in Azerbaijan in the context of human rights and international law as well as defending the political rights of the Armenians in establishing autonomy in Nagorno-Karabakh and was instrumental in the State of Maine's 2013 resolution recognizing the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. In 2015, she was elected a member of the Westbrook Maine City Council representing Ward 3.