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The law requires online video and streaming services to apply for a license to broadcast to Turkish internet users. [1] [2] Turkey's internet, in 2018 which has 42.3 million active users, holds a 'Not Free' ranking in Freedom House's index. [3] Turkish government has constantly blocked websites like Instagram, Discord, Twitter, YouTube and ...
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights' report on freedom of expression and media freedom in Turkey, after his 2016 visits to Turkey, noted that the violations to freedom of expression in Turkey have created a distinct chilling effect, manifesting in self- censorship both among the remaining media and among ordinary citizens. [66]
According to the EngelliWeb Report of the Freedom of Expression Association (İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği) entitled Fahrenheit 5651: The Scorching Effect of Censorship, [16] by the end of 2020, Turkey had blocked access to more than 467.000 websites. 409.000 orders issued by 764 different institutions, including criminal judgeships of peace and other authorized public institutions.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord in line with a court decision after the platform refused to share information demanded by Ankara, Turkish ...
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey blocked access to social media platform Instagram on Friday for failing to comply with the country's "laws and rules", a government minister said. The move came after a ...
The ban came after a top Turkish official accused the platform of blocking posts expressing condolences over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, a leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The Telecommunications Authority was established by means of the Law 4502, dated 29 January 2000.This Law addressed the responsibilities of the Ministry of Transport, among others, and "separated policy-making and regulatory functions of the government by establishing an independent telecommunications regulatory body, the Telecommunications Authority, as the first sector specific regulator in ...
Some countries have faulted Turkey for funding Islamist rebel groups in Syria, including al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, the al-Nusra Front. [12] [13] In October 2014, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said that Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE had "poured hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of tons of weapons into anyone who would fight against Al-Assad".