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Ed Markey: President Erdogan’s authoritarian rule must end. While the Turkish government continues to lock up journalists…

On the recordAugust 1, 2026
President Erdogan’s authoritarian rule must end. While the Turkish government continues to lock up journalists, political participants, and minority communities, the Trump White House is rewarding them by lifting sanctions and flaunting a ‘friendship’ with Erdogan.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Senator Markey on Turkey's human rights violations.

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