Nate Schenkkan

Nate Schenkkan is the senior director of research at Freedom House.

Articles by Nate Schenkkan

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party and the opposition’s main presidential candidate, gestures to supporters at a campaign rally in Tekirdag, Turkey, on April 27.

Turkey’s Elections Won’t Be Free or Fair

Analysis

Nate Schenkkan, Aykut Garipoglu

May 3, 2023, 2:37 PM

Red balloons in the shape of a heart that read "Free Deniz"—in reference to Deniz Yucel, a German-Turkish journalist imprisoned in Turkey—are pictured.

Turkey’s New Foreign Policy Is Hostage-Taking

Argument

March 2, 2018, 5:41 PM

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What Happens in Turkey Doesn’t Stay in Turkey

Argument

November 7, 2016, 1:59 PM

Uzbek President Islam Karimov gestures after greeting US Secretary of State John Kerry at Samarkand Airport on November 1, 2015 in Samarkand. Kerry is in the region as he visits 5 Central Asian nations. AFP PHOTO/POOL/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read )

Islam Karimov and the Dictator’s Playbook

Argument

August 30, 2016, 6:41 PM

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It’s Time for Europe to Walk Away From Its Refugee Deal With Turkey

Argument

June 26, 2016, 3:08 PM

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The Death Blow to Turkey’s Media

Transitions

March 4, 2016, 4:59 PM

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A Perfect Storm in Central Asia

Argument

January 22, 2016, 5:56 PM

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Know Them By Their Deeds

Argument

October 12, 2015, 4:08 PM

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Central Asia’s Island of Democracy is Sinking

Argument

September 30, 2015, 1:54 PM

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