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Turkey Submits Highest Volume of Removal Requests to Twitter

TWITTER TRANSPARENCY REPORT

Turkey Submits Highest Volume of Removal Requests to Twitter

Turkey has been listed as the country with the greatest number of removal requests in Twitter’s first biannual Transparency Report of 2016.

22 September 2016

Up to 5 Years in Prison Demanded for Journalist Aktan

Up to 5 Years in Prison Demanded for Journalist Aktan

The indictment prepared on journalist Aktan claims Aktan propagandized illegal organization via Twitter. Aktan charged over 16 tweets has said nine of those, which are full of grammatical mistakes were not his posts.

Prosecutor Having Sarraf Arrested Follows Erdoğan on Twitter

Prosecutor Having Sarraf Arrested Follows Erdoğan on Twitter

Prosecutor Bharara who has Sarraf arrested has started to follow Erdoğan after the arrest. Bharara follows only musician Bruce Springsteen and comedian Steve Harvey as personal account on Twitter.

Supreme Court Reverses Judgment on Fazıl Say

Supreme Court Reverses Judgment on Fazıl Say

Penal Department no.8 of the Supreme Court ruling that Say’s social media sharings should be interpreted as part of the freedom of thought and freedom of expression has reversed the jail term imposed on Fazıl Say.

26 October 2015

PM Davutoğlu: 10 Twitter Users Have Been Detained within Ankara Investigation

ANKARA MASSACRE

PM Davutoğlu: 10 Twitter Users Have Been Detained within Ankara Investigation

Prime Minister Davutoğlu explained 10 twitter users have been detained after Ankara bombing. 12 people are detained in total.

15 October 2015

Twitter Access Block Removed in Turkey

Twitter Access Block Removed in Turkey

Urfa 2nd Criminal Court of Peace revoked the decision blocking access to Twitter in Turkey.

Access to Twitter Blocked in Turkey

Access to Twitter Blocked in Turkey

Access to twitter has been blocked. It is claimed that the reason is website contents related to Suruç Explosion.

22 July 2015 Elif Akgül

Censorship on Nor Zartonk’s Twitter Account

Censorship on Nor Zartonk’s Twitter Account

Nor zartonk’s twitter account has been suspended indefinitely. Serhat Koç, IT lawyer, stated that the reason of twitter account’s suspension could be a spam attack.

14 May 2015 Elif Akgül

“Censorship of Social Media Violates the Constitution”

“Censorship of Social Media Violates the Constitution”

Academicians Akdeniz and Altıparmak, objected to the access ban on social media platforms Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. “Constitutional principles were violated,” said Bihr from RSF.

Turkey Submits 2,642 Censor Requests, Twitter Complies 1,820

Turkey Submits 2,642 Censor Requests, Twitter Complies 1,820

Previously taken back, Twitter now released its transparency report on Turkey again. According to the report, Turkey still tops the list worldwide with most requests to censor tweets.

10 February 2015 Elif Akgül

Dutch Journalist Charged With “PKK Propaganda”

Dutch Journalist Charged With “PKK Propaganda”

Frederike Geerdink, a Dutch journalist based in Diyarbakır who was detained by the police last month for her tweets, has been charged with “PKK propaganda”.

3 February 2015

The Two Faces of Twitter

The Two Faces of Twitter

Defending freedom of speech or bowing down to censorship?

2 February 2015 Efe Kerem Sözeri

Journalist Associations Backlash Tweet Censorship

Journalist Associations Backlash Tweet Censorship

Turkey’s media associations backlashed the blocking of tweets belonging to several journalists and media outlets by a court order.

22 January 2015

“84 Twitter Accounts Withheld During Kobane Protests”

“84 Twitter Accounts Withheld During Kobane Protests”

Minister of Transportation, Maritime and Communication Lütfi Elvan announced that 255 of their 338 request for account withdrawals were complied by Twitter.

23 December 2014

Twitter to Withhold Account of Today’s Zaman Editor

Twitter to Withhold Account of Today’s Zaman Editor

Twitter reportedly sent a message to Today’s Zaman editor Celil Sağır that his account “will be withheld”. While twitter objected to the ruling court, advocate Odabaşı said “accounts can’t be withheld due to insult or defamation”.

23 September 2014

Twitter “Recommends” User to Delete Tweet

Twitter “Recommends” User to Delete Tweet

Twitter “recommended” the owner of @madigudisi account to delete his tweet on Transportation Minister Elvan, reminding the court order for its suspension.

15 July 2014 Elif Akgül

Popular Twitter User Receives 15 Months of Prison

Popular Twitter User Receives 15 Months of Prison

E. P., the owner of popular twitter user "Allah CC”, has been convicted to 15 months of prison for “overtly humiliating religious values accepted by a faction of the society”.

“Twitter Violates Laws Both in Turkey, U.S."

“Twitter Violates Laws Both in Turkey, U.S."

Ankara Bar Association Telecommunications Committee Chairperson Nihad Karslı told bianet that Twitter’s “blocking” application violated the laws both in Turkey and in the U.S.

23 April 2014 Ekin Karaca

Communications Minister: ttt instead of www

Communications Minister: ttt instead of www

“We may create a ttt system instead of www. Turkey and other countries may create their own zone systems for the web. This would disconnect all countries,” said Lütfi Elvan, Minister of Communication.

Twitter Declines to Open Office in Turkey

Twitter Declines to Open Office in Turkey

Twitter officials Crowell, McSweeney and Nieto are currently visiting Turkey. The company reportedly declined the government’s demand to open an office in Turkey.

16 April 2014 Elif Akgül

Police Department Anniversary Celebrations on Twitter!

Police Department Anniversary Celebrations on Twitter!

As prominent members of Turkey’s Police Force are participating in different kinds of activities to celebrate the 169th anniversary of Police Department, twitter users across the country sharing police violence images on their accounts!

Twitter is Blocked in Turkey

Twitter is Blocked in Turkey

Only few hours after PM Erdoğan’s words “We will root out twitter in Turkey” in an election rally in Bursa province, authorities shut down the access to twitter via default DNS in Turkey.

PM Pledges to Root Out “Mwitter”

PM Pledges to Root Out “Mwitter”

“The court issued a ruling. We will root out whatever that is twitter or mwitter. Some might say ‘What would the international community say?’ I don’t care,” PM Erdoğan said during an election rally in Bursa province.

TRT Reporter Faces Berkin Elvan Exile

TRT Reporter Faces Berkin Elvan Exile

TRT reporter Elif Akkuş has allegedly been reassigned to a tech support position after sending tweets related to the death of Berkin Elvan. “We don’t know about the case, but there must be a reason for transfer,” HR department said.

17 March 2014 Ekin Karaca

Crime: Tweeting, Victim: Prime Minister

Crime: Tweeting, Victim: Prime Minister

29 students have been ordered to stand trial for sending tweet messages including “They are torturing, please go and help”. The indictment only cited PM Erdoğan as the victim of the aforementioned tweets.

21 February 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Turkish Wrestler Grounded For Racism

Turkish Wrestler Grounded For Racism

FILA has barred Turkish wrestler Kayaalp from attending tournaments for a period of six months due to his racist tweets and insults on Gezi Resistance protestors in Turkey. “We will not let our kid go wasted,” Turkey’s Wrestling Federation said.

Why do Facebook and Twitter Shut Down Accounts In Turkey?

Why do Facebook and Twitter Shut Down Accounts In Turkey?

Recently, several Facebook and Twitter account have either been shut down or suspended. bianet asked the reason of this recent phenomenon to Erkan Saka, lecturer at Istanbul Bilgi University.

7 August 2013 Elif Akgül

Istanbul Police Launches Investigation on Gezi Tweets

Istanbul Police Launches Investigation on Gezi Tweets

Police authorities in Istanbul have launched an investigation on 35 social media profiles for the defamation of state authorities including PM Erdoğan through messages and photos, submitting a detailed report to Prosecutor’s Office.

Minister Yıldırım to Twitter: Cooperate with Turkish Law

Minister Yıldırım to Twitter: Cooperate with Turkish Law

“If you are having an activity in a country, you have to cooperate with its law enforcement officials,” Minister Binali Yıldırım said, addressing inquiries on Twitter’s response to government officials on disclosing the information of users who were allegedly involved in Gezi Park Resistance.

Police is “Working on” Twitter, Interior Minister Says

Police is “Working on” Twitter, Interior Minister Says

Reminding that 3 policemen were suspended within an investigation and announcing today’s general strikes as “illegal”, Interior Minister Muammer Güler said they are working on social media.

Governor Tweets Gezi Parkers: I Wish I Were With You

Governor Tweets Gezi Parkers: I Wish I Were With You

“Is it true that mornings are peaceful with birds singing, linden scent and bee whizzes ın Gezi Park? I wish I were with you,” Istanbul Governor Mutlu posted yesterday morning at 5:30 am local time, addressing Gezi Park protestors via twitter.

“The State is Feeling the Waters to Censor Social Media”

“The State is Feeling the Waters to Censor Social Media”

Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım referred to social media a “threat” that needs to be contained. Minister Yıldırım later denied allegations that they were working on measures to censor social media, but Dr. Özgür Uçkan from Istanbul’s Bilgi University expressed doubt about his statement.

5 September 2012 Ekin Karaca

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