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Turkey's leading internet service provider raises prices by 70%

Turkey's leading internet service provider raises prices by 70%

Türk Telekom is the sole internet service provider with its own infrastructure, making market prices dependent on its decisions. Turkey ranks 110th in fixed broadband speed and 66th in mobile internet speed worldwide.

24 July 2023 Zeynep Akat

Number of broadband internet users in Türkiye rose by over 41 percent in six years

Number of broadband internet users in Türkiye rose by over 41 percent in six years

Fixed broad internet subscribers increased by 72.7 percent and mobile broadband internet subscribers increased by 35.4 percent over six years, according to the Information Technologies and Communications Authority.

19 September 2022

WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram most popular apps in Türkiye, shows TurkStat survey

WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram most popular apps in Türkiye, shows TurkStat survey

The share of households with internet access in the country is 94.1 percent. Over 46 percent of the people bought goods or services online over the past 12 months.

Telecommunications authority hikes internet line fees by 67 percent for service providers

Telecommunications authority hikes internet line fees by 67 percent for service providers

The hike comes after Turkey's sovereign fund acquired the majority stake of Türk Telekom. It will inflict "great financial losses" on service providers, says an association.

'More than 9.3 million households in Turkey don't have fixed internet connection'

'More than 9.3 million households in Turkey don't have fixed internet connection'

While the share of households with a fixed internet connection increased by about 12 percent in a year, over 38 percent still don't have one.

20 September 2021

TurkStat: 92 percent of households in Turkey have internet access

TurkStat: 92 percent of households in Turkey have internet access

Men use the internet more than women and online shopping is increasing, according to the TurkStat survey.

Distance education in a village with little to no internet access

Distance education in a village with little to no internet access

"Some days, we found places where there is a network connection. We climb up hills, high places," says a child in Gebola village in eastern Turkey.

27 May 2021 Cansever Avinç

Report: Turkey has lowest fixed internet speed in Europe

Report: Turkey has lowest fixed internet speed in Europe

The country ranked 103th among 175 countries in fixed internet speed and 57th among 140 countries in mobile internet speed.

Turkey behind OECD countries in fiber optic internet infrastructure

Turkey behind OECD countries in fiber optic internet infrastructure

The share of fiber optic internet in broadband connections is 22 percent in Turkey whereas the OECD average is 28 percent.

1 February 2021

Over 90 percent of Turkey's households have Internet access, shows TurkStat data

Over 90 percent of Turkey's households have Internet access, shows TurkStat data

According to the Information and Communication Technology Usage Survey results shared by the TurkStat, 90.7 percent of Turkey's households had access to the Internet from April 2019 to March 2020 while, 79 percent of individuals used the Internet.

Turkey to set up parliamentary committee to regulate online content

Turkey to set up parliamentary committee to regulate online content

The parliament has moved to set up a new committee after President Erdoğan's remarks on "entirely banning or regulating social media."

Cell phone subscriptions near 23 million in İstanbul

Cell phone subscriptions near 23 million in İstanbul

The municipality has released statistics about internet and phone subscriptions for the metropolis of 15 million.

Encryption, Security and Privacy in the Digital World

Encryption, Security and Privacy in the Digital World

Digital privacy and real world threats are a thing to discuss, but one thing to remember is to be more capable than these two examples. At least if one wants to be taken seriously. Until that time, my humble opinion is that you should not let people listen to your conversations online, just as you probably do not in your daily conversations.

16 August 2017 Sarp Kürkçü

What is the Internet?

SARP KÜRKÇÜ WRITES

What is the Internet?

Think of a word of which you know its conceptual meaning. You use it often, although you are not sure of its exact meaning. Although you are pretty sure you are not using it incorrectly, if someone asks you exactly what it means, smoke may come out of your ears.

14 August 2017 Sarp Kürkçü

Parliament Passes Internet Censorship Bill

Parliament Passes Internet Censorship Bill

Turkey’s Parliament passed the bill on the “protection of private life”, a regulation that gave authorities extraordinary competencies to make URL-based restrictions like in China, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

6 February 2014

How Will Turkey Be Censored on the Net?

How Will Turkey Be Censored on the Net?

bianet interviewed Berhan Soylu, an executive board member of Computer Engineers Chamber on the impact of government’s bill proposal which will regulate the internet usage.

31 January 2014 Elif Akgül

ECHR Finds Turkey Guilty For Blocking Google Sites

ECHR Finds Turkey Guilty For Blocking Google Sites

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty in Ahmet Yıldırım case for violating freedom of expression when a Turkish court decided to block access to Google Sites.

18 December 2012

Turkey Votes In Favor of Regulations at WCIT

Turkey Votes In Favor of Regulations at WCIT

An unexpected vote occurred at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai last night, which may lead to greater regulatory control over Internet governance. Turkey said it voted in favor of the regulation.

14 December 2012

Internet Enters 16th Year In Turkey With Problems

Between 6-21 April, numerous events will be held in different cities across Turkey to discuss and celebrate different applications of the Internet. Professeur Akgül criticizes lack of coordination on governmental level to improve Internet access.

Google Automatic Translation Service Now also in Turkish

Google has included Turkish in its automatic translation service for Internet pages and articles. Now Turkish speaking Internet users can at least get a general impression of an Internet page.

5 February 2009 Tolga Korkut

Dailymotion Is Open, The Other Internet Sites Are Still Not

Among the sites that were banned by the Turkish authorities, only the video sharing site dailymotion was opened. The rest are still closed, waiting for the needed court orders.

2 September 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

YouTube Is Back

YouTube and Dailymotion are accessible again. Youtube was closed for three months and Dailymotion was banned since the beginning of August. Last week many internet sites protested this internet censorship.

412 Internet Sites And Blogs Protest Internet Censorship

The number of internet sites and blogs protesting the internet censorship in Turkey, court orders banning the sites, has risen to 412. They darkened their pages to warn the authorities and public about the policies that make life difficult for internet publishing

20 August 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Internet Sites Protest Recent Internet Censorship

Elmaaltshift.com has launched a protest campaign against the latest internet banning of the sites such as youtube, dailymotion, and many others. The campaign will last until the midnight of August 20.

Another Internet Site Is Banned

The censorship against the internet sites is continuing in Turkey. After youtube.com and dailymotion, not the sites of kliptube and gundemonline.com are banned, too.

14 August 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Another Internet Site Becomes Inaccessible

Another Internet Site Becomes Inaccessible

Youtube, the biggest global video sharing site, has been inaccessible for three months now. Another site, dailymotion.com, is banned, too.

4 August 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

WordPress.com Access Blocked

After a complaint made by Adan Oktar, the website WordPress.com has been blocked to access. This is not the first time that a whole site has been closed down because of the content of one item.

27 August 2007 Erol Önderoğlu