Speaking & Media

On the record, where policy is made.

Nury Turkel has testified before Congress, briefed policymakers and industry, and been called on across global media to explain the forces that now shape cross-border business — China and trade, forced labor and supply chains, surveillance technology, sanctions, and the governance of artificial intelligence.

Senior Advisor, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy  ·  Senior Legal Fellow, Notre Dame Law School

Congressional Testimony

Selected hearings

Testimony has also been delivered before parliamentary bodies in Italy, the Czech Republic, Canada, and Taiwan.

Keynotes, Conferences & Panels

Selected engagements
Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at PurdueOct 4, 2022
Featured Briefing

Uyghur Genocide Divestment Movement — a briefing with Keith Krach

A joint briefing with Global Tech Security Commission co-chair Keith Krach on divestment, tech-security exposure, and the U.S.–China strategic contest.

Tech SecurityDivestmentU.S.–China
Oslo Freedom ForumSpeaker

Oslo Freedom Forum — Speaker

UT Austin School of LawAuthor Talk

Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center — Author Talk

Vanderbilt UniversityFeb 2023

Vanderbilt University — Address

Media

Selected appearances
PBS · Amanpour & Co.Feb 2021

Nury Turkel on China's Muslim Uyghur Population

On forced-labor exposure and the coerced products reaching global markets.

NPR · Weekend EditionMay 8, 2022

No Escape — the history behind today's crackdown

Radio Free AsiaJune 22, 2022

“The U.S. should call China out”

Selected Broadcast & Print Outlets
CNNBBCFox NewsAl JazeeraFrance 24Sky NewsABC AustraliaThe Wall Street JournalForeign AffairsThe New York TimesTIMENewsweekForeign PolicyUSA TodayThe HillThe IndependentThe Diplomat

Podcasts

Long-form conversations
The Jordan Harbinger ShowEp. 730 · Sep 2022

A Witness to China's Uyghur Genocide

On how the Chinese state uses artificial intelligence to flag, track, and detain.

Foreign Podicy · FDDDec 18, 2022

Let the Uyghurs Go

Great Powers Podcast · AFPCEpisode

The Uyghur Genocide

Sinica PodcastOct 12, 2018

Nury Turkel and the Uyghur Plight

Recognition
TIME 100
Most Influential People · 2020
Fortune
World's 50 Greatest Leaders · 2021
Notre Dame Prize
Religious Liberty · 2021
Moore Prize
Human Rights Writing · No Escape
Council on Foreign Relations
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