{"id":1522,"date":"2014-02-06T06:48:14","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/66.147.244.209\/~canadiu3\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:05:39","slug":"new-turkish-internet-restrictions-increase-concerns-over-media-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/02\/06\/new-turkish-internet-restrictions-increase-concerns-over-media-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"New Turkish Internet restrictions increase concerns over media freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ANKARA, Turkey\u2014New Internet restrictions approved by parliament are raising concerns the government is trying to control the flow of information amid a corruption scandal, and a senior European official on Thursday called the measures \u201ca step back\u201d for media freedom.<\/p>\n

Under the legislation approved Wednesday, the country\u2019s telecommunications authority would be allowed to block websites or remove content that is deemed to be in violation of privacy without seeking court approval.<\/p>\n

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Internet providers would also be forced to keep data on peoples\u2019 online activities and make them available to authorities when requested.<\/p>\n

The bill, which still needs to be signed by the president, would extend the government\u2019s already tight grip on the Internet. Turkey, which hopes to become a member of the European Union, has already come under criticism for censorship and restriction on media freedoms.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, European Parliament President Martin Schulz called the legislation \u201ca step back in an already suffocating environment for media freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government has rejected accusations of censorship and says the legislation will protect privacy.<\/p>\n

The measure comes at a time when Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan\u2019s government has been trying to contain a corruption and bribery scandal that led him to dismiss four government ministers.<\/p>\n

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Erdogan\u2019s government has replaced hundreds of police officials and prosecutors since the scandal erupted in December, including many involved in the investigation. Turkish news reports say those moves have thwarted a second probe that sought to question his son and others.<\/p>\n

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Erdogan insists the probe is a conspiracy to discredit his government before local elections in March.<\/p>\n

In recent days, some recordings of wiretapped telephone conversations allegedly involving Erdogan or businessmen have been leaked onto the Internet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aim is to drown the allegations instead of investigating them,\u201d said Riza Turmen, a legislator from the main opposition People\u2019s Party, during the debate in parliament.<\/p>\n

More than 40,000 websites, many of them pornographic, are blocked in Turkey, according to Engelli Web, a site which monitors banned websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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