Erdogan government advances plan to tighten social media controls ahead of possible early elections
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government is preparing legislation that would require social media users to link their accounts to their ...
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Turkey shifts wiretapping, internet-control powers to Erdogan’s cybersecurity body
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey has transferred far-reaching powers over wiretapping, internet access, communications infrastructure, online censorship and digital traffic from the ...
Erdogan gov’t increasingly weaponizes internet regulations against opposition groups, report finds
Levent Kenez/Stockholm More than 1.5 million websites and domain names had been blocked in Turkey by the end of 2025, ...
Turkish spies gather intelligence in French city near German border, document reveals
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A leaked Turkish government document obtained by Nordic Monitor reveals that Turkish intelligence operatives conducted surveillance activities in ...
Europe’s top rights court rules political detentions have become a routine violation in Turkey
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that Turkey violated the rights of veteran Kurdish ...
Erdogan gov’t claims social media platforms agree to mandatory ID login as censorship and pressure increase
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is preparing new legislation that will require social media users to log in with their national identification ...
Turkey’s Intelligence admits overseas operations against Erdoğan opponents
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) outlined an assertive campaign of overseas surveillance and disruption targeting government opponents abroad ...
Erdogan targets anonymous users in sweeping social media crackdown
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is preparing legislation that would require identity verification for social ...
Turkish journalist arrested for smearing al-Qaeda-linked jihadists remains jailed more than a decade later
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A Turkish journalist first accused of defaming an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group remains in prison more than 10 years ...
EU report praises Turkey on migration, suggests no action on authoritarianism
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The European Commission’s annual report on Turkey gives one of the toughest reviews of the country’s democracy in ...
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