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Turkey fines social media giants for second time as they refuse to observe controversial law: report

Turkey has again imposed fines, this time TL 30 million ($3.8 million) each, on social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for...

Anti-gov’t Twitter user released from jail after six-month-long incarceration

Taylan Kulaçoğlu, a popular anti-government Twitter user who was arrested in May after being targeted by pro-government media circles in Turkey, has been released...

Erdoğan learned of son-in-law’s resignation from social media, journalist claims

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan learned about the resignation of former finance Minister Berat Albayrak, who is also his son-in-law, from social media, according...

In his quest to rein in social media, Erdoğan encounters an unfamiliar resistance

Turkey has fined Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok TL 10 million ($ 1.18 million) each. According to a recently enacted law, continued...

Turkey fines social media giants for not complying with controversial law

Turkey has imposed fines of TL 10 million ($1.17 million) each on social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for failing to...

Restrictive social media regulations enter into force in Turkey

Turkey’s new regulations regulating social media took effect on October 1, with tighter restrictions and control over platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube...

Ankara’s requests for Swiss assistance against Turkish expats on the rise

Swiss authorities have been asked to take action against social media commentary that Turkey perceives as defamatory or sympathetic to terrorist groups, the Swissinfo...

Another Turk arrested for allegedly insulting President Erdoğan

A Turkish man who allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media was arrested by a court on Tuesday, according to the Turkish...

Erdoğan aide says Turkey considering ‘controlling,’ not shutting down, social media

İbrahim Kalın, spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said the Turkish government does not plan to completely block access to social media but...

Turkey detains 11 over tweets insulting to Erdoğan’s family: report

At least 11 people were detained in Turkey for social media postings that allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s daughter and son-in-law after they...

Turkey arrests social media user who threatened wife of jailed Kurdish politician

A Turkish criminal court in Sakarya province on Tuesday arrested a man who on social media threatened Başak Demirtaş, the wife of imprisoned Kurdish...

Turkey blocks social media access after Syrian strike kills 33 troops

Turkey blocked access to social media after an airstrike killed at least 33 of its troops in Idlib, Syria, according to Internet monitoring groups, Euronews reported. Data...

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