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‘Social media is a garbage dump,’ Turkish president says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said that social media has become an uncontrolled platform where people are swindled, lynched and abused, describing it as a...

Liking pictures of PKK members on social media is free speech, Turkish court says

A Mardin court in southeastern Turkey has ruled to acquit Mürvet Aslan, who liked Facebook content related to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), on the grounds that...

Turkish cartoonist faces imprisonment for insulting politicians on social media

Turkish cartoonist Nuri Kurtcebe has been indicted by a prosecutor for allegedly insulting public officials in a Facebook post in 2017, with the prosecution seeking a prison...

Broadcast on social media, İstanbul City Council sessions attract huge audience

Two sessions of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s City Council, broadcast live on social media by the city’s new mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, have attracted more...

Former minister says voting for ruling AKP will ensure salvation in the hereafter

Former Minister of Education and current Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy İsmet Yılmaz said on Friday that voting for the ruling party in...

More than 18,000 Turks faced legal action over social media posts in 2018

Turkish authorities brought legal action against 18,376 people based on their social media posts in 2018, the Interior Ministry announced on Monday. The suspects were...

German journalists group warns reporters, bloggers about travel to Turkey

A group representing German journalists is advising reporters and bloggers against traveling to Turkey, including for private vacations, The Associated Press reported on Thursday. The...

2,754 arrested in Turkey over social media messages in 2018

A total of 110,000 social media accounts have been investigated, 7,109 social media users have been detained and 2,754 of them have been arrested...

Turkey passes regulation to cut down on plastic bag usage

Turkey on Monday introduced a new regulation preventing shops from giving out free plastic bags with merchandise purchased. The draft bill was submitted to parliament...

Germany warns citizens visiting Turkey about online criticism of Erdoğan

Germany has warned its citizens visiting Turkey to be extra cautious about their social media feeds in response to a spate of cases of...

Court reduces sentence of 78-year-old for insulting Turkish president to 7 years

A Turkish appeals court has reversed a lower court sentence of eight years, two months in prison for 78-year-old Ali Ergin Güran and handed...

Former TRT cameraman given suspended sentence on Erdoğan insult charges

Binali Erdoğan, a cameraman who used to work for the state-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), has been given a suspended jail sentence of...

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