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☆ Turkey blocks access to Instagram. Reports say it's in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which regulates the internet, announced the block early Friday but did not provide a reason. Sabah newspaper, which is close to the government, said access was blocked in response to Instagram removing posts by Turkish users that expressed condolences over the killling of Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh. Unlike its Western allies, Turkey does not consider Hamas to be a terror organization. Turkey has a track record of censoring social media and websites.

Persons: Ismail Haniyeh, Fahrettin Altun, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Erdogan, Haniyeh Organizations: Communication Technologies Authority, Meta, Expression Association, YouTube Locations: Sabah, Turkey, Gaza

☆ Turkey blocks Instagram throughout country amid complaints of censorship of Hamas posts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Turkey blocked access to Instagram for its 85 million people, the country's Information and Communication Technologies Authority announced Friday morning. According to Turkish media, there are more than 50 million users of the photo-sharing app in the country. Reports however suggest the ban was a response to the Meta -owned platform removing posts related to the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Iranian officials and Hamas blame Israel for what they say is an assassination, while Israel has declined to comment. Fahrettin Altun, head of Turkey's presidential communications and an aide to Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan, on Wednesday criticized Instagram, accusing it of censorship.

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CNN —Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan largely canceled two days of campaigning as crucial elections loom after he fell ill during a live televised interview. His tweet included social media images, of which some suggested that Erdogan was critically ill in hospital having suffered a myocardial infarction. Erdogan, 69, is hoping to extend his power well into a third decade but it is far from a political certainty. Kilicdaroglu, who represents the six-party Nation Alliance opposition bloc, is the strongest contender to run against Erdogan in years. Kurds are the biggest minority in Turkey, making up between 15% and 20% of the population, according to Minority Rights Group International.

ANKARA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Turkish police said they have arrested 78 people accused of creating fear and panic by "sharing provocative posts" about last week's earthquake on social media, adding 20 of them were being held in pre-trial detention. Turkey's General Directorate of Security said it had identified 613 people accused of making provocative posts, and legal proceedings had been initiated against 293. President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party had said a law was needed to tackle false accusations on social media, and it would not silence opposition. The government has also blocked social media in the past. Within a week of the earthquake, some 6,200 items of false information and news were reported to the government, Altun added.

President Tayyip Erdogan's government has blocked social media in the past and focused in recent months on fighting what it calls "disinformation", which it said prompted the block on Wednesday. Erdogan's ruling party had said a law was needed to tackle false accusations on social media, and it would not silence opposition. A Reuters investigation last summer showed how the mainstream media has become a tight chain of command of government-approved headlines, while the smaller independent and opposition media face the brunt of regulatory penalties. The Twitter block also drew an angry response from opposition DEVA party leader Ali Babacan, a former economy minister and Erdogan ally. The pro-Kurdish HDP party said Twitter had played a crucial role in organizing aid for those affected by the quakes and that blocking social media would only cause more death.

The discovery of nearly 100 migrants found stripped naked near the border between Greece and Turkey has sparked an angry dispute between the neighbors and calls for an urgent investigation. The two countries have blamed each other for the apparent mistreatment of the 92 men, after images shared on social media shocked people at home and abroad. “Turkey's behavior toward 92 migrants whom we rescued at the borders today, is a shame for civilization,” he said on Twitter. “We expect Ankara to investigate the incident and protect at last, its borders with the E.U.”Part of an image of the men that was shared by the Greek migration minister. Frontex, the European Union’s border agency, assisted in the rescue of the 92 men, some of whom had “visible injuries,” spokesperson Katarzyna Volkmann told NBC News in an emailed statement.

Suspectul a fost împușcat de polițiști, fiind rănit şi a fost dus la spital. Teroristul a ajuns în Europa la sfârșitul lunii septembrie și a venit în Franța la începutul lunii octombrie. Ministerul de Externe de la Ankara a transmis condoleanțe rudelor victimelor și a declarat că Turcia s-a solidarizat cu poporul francez împotriva violenței și terorismului. De asemenea, Directorul comunicațiilor prezidențiale turcești, Fahrettin Altun, a declarat că Islamul nu poate fi folosit în numele terorismului și a condamnat atacul. În acest sens, Fahrettin Altun a mai spus că Turcia va continua să combată orice politician care îi insultă religia și valorile - și a reînnoit apelul Turciei de cooperare împotriva terorismului și extremismului.

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Revista Charlie Hebdo a publicat o caricatură cu președintele Turciei într-un tricou și lenjerie intimă, bând o bere și ridicând fusta unei femei purtând voal. Potrivit Ankarei, e un rezultat al „programului anti-musulman al președintelui francez Macron”. El a prezentat această publicație ca rezultat al „programului anti-musulman al președintelui francez Macron”. Caricatura, publicată online marți seara, îl arată pe Erdogan în tricou și lenjerie intimă, bând o bere și ridicând fusta unei femei purtătoare de voal, dezvăluind fesele goale. Charlie Hebdo a publicat caricaturi ale profetului Mahomed în 2006, ca și alte ziare europene, în apărarea libertății presei, după publicarea lor de către un cotidian danez, care i-a enervat pe mulți musulmani.

Persons: Charlie Hebdo, Emmanuel Macron, Mahomed Organizations: Charlie Hebdo Locations: Turciei, Turcia, turc, danez

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