Rep. Smith: Can Turkey Find Its Way Back to Freedom - Authoritarian Consolidation Versus the Defense of Turkish Democracy
June 04, 2026
June 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following statement on June 3, 2026:
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Can Turkey Find Its Way Back to Freedom? Authoritarian Consolidation versus the Defense of Turkish Democracy
Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on Turkey
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The following are excerpts of Co-Chairman Chris Smith's (R-NJ) opening statement at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's June 3rd hearing, ent . . .
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Can Turkey Find Its Way Back to Freedom? Authoritarian Consolidation versus the Defense of Turkish Democracy
Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on Turkey
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The following are excerpts of Co-Chairman Chris Smith's (R-NJ) opening statement at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's June 3rd hearing, ent . . .