ia ▁National ▁Republic ans ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁Wh igs ▁Category : National ▁Republican ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : American ▁milit iam en ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁officers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Media ▁of ▁Turk men istan ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁tight ly ▁controlled ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁press ▁is ▁heavily ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁which ▁funds ▁nearly ▁all ▁newsp apers . ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁is ▁absolutely ▁forb idden . ▁State ▁lic ens ing ▁policy ▁effectively ▁elimin ates ▁all ▁out lets ▁not ▁reflect ing ▁official ▁views . ▁To ▁avoid ▁repr is al , ▁domestic ▁and ▁foreign ▁journal ists ▁eng age ▁in ▁self - c ensor ship . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁domestic ▁news ▁ag ency ▁is ▁the ▁State ▁News ▁Agency ▁of ▁Turk men istan ; ▁the ▁An ad olu ▁Agency ▁of ▁Turkey ▁maintain s ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁Ash g ab at , ▁and ▁TR T ▁has ▁a ▁representative ▁in ▁Ash g ab at . ▁Broadcast ing ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁full ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁" T urk men istan " ▁Television ▁Broadcast ing ▁Center , ▁which ▁oper ates ▁seven ▁national ▁television ▁channels . ▁Little ▁recent ▁information ▁on ▁radio ▁stations ▁is ▁available . ▁ ▁Re por ters ▁Without ▁B orders ' ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Press ▁Fre edom ▁Index ▁ranked ▁Turk men istan ▁ 1 8 0 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 ▁countries ▁survey ed , ▁below ▁North ▁Korea