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Director for Special Research . Turkey + former Soviet Union, mostly. Email: schenkkan[at]freedomhouse[dot]org.

Joined January 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 20

    New policy brief from me on US-Turkey relations after the elections:

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    I agree - it is noteworthy. I don't think a White House hard pass has ever been revoked in this way before.

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  3. 8 hours ago

    So this is a pretty big deal

    Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says they’re suspending the White House hard pass of . Stay tuned
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  4. 9 hours ago

    Well this is grim.

    .'s Twitter account has been suspended after a tweet saying she was released from detention was sent from it. . says it believes they are still detained in Tanzania …
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  5. 9 hours ago

    Mad respect to the two people with diametrically opposed views on a very sensitive topic having a fundamentally respectful argument in my mentions.

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    11 hours ago

    EU Enlargement Commissioner : “In the long term, it would be more honest for and the EU to go down new roads and end the accession talks. membership in the is not realistic in the foreseeable future.” via

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    11 hours ago

    It's a fundamental principle of our democracy that law enforcement institutions must remain above and beyond politics. The new House of Representatives (unlike the old one) should do everything in its power to protect the independence and integrity of the Justice Department.

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    11 hours ago

    Shocked to hear about the detention of CPJ staffers Angela Quintal and Muthoki Mumo - Tanzanian authorities should release them immediately!

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  9. 11 hours ago

    Awful

    The woman who killed the two children in Brooklyn in March has died of suicide:
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  10. 11 hours ago

    Meanwhile over : "The Ministry of Interior has announced that 171 social media accounts have been investigated and a legal action has been taken against 142 people in one week."

    Self-censorship for fear of the authorities coming after you crosses all political categories in Turkey.
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  11. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    At least 422 million people speak Arabic and 513,000 are in Canada.

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  12. 12 hours ago

    Let me end by tagging the author of the report, who I should have included at the start: . Great work.

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  13. 12 hours ago

    Self-censorship for fear of the authorities coming after you crosses all political categories in Turkey.

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  14. 12 hours ago

    Facebook use for news dropping, Twitter recovering (odd?), WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram emerging

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  15. 12 hours ago

    The media literacy part is pretty grim.

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  16. 12 hours ago

    Turkey first in countries surveyed for those saying they encountered completely made up news in the last week (49%)

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  17. 12 hours ago

    Polarization of trust in media

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  18. 12 hours ago

    Rather, to seek extradition from Greece...

    Turkey begins proceedings to extradite alleged Gülenist footballer Arif Erdem
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  19. 12 hours ago

    The reach of Cumhuriyet per dollar spent is incredible.

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  20. 12 hours ago

    Hmmm

    Identity Evropa leader Patrick Casey paid a visit to the White House.
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