10,000 Social Media Users Targeted in Turkey’s Terrorism Probe
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the opening ceremony of Eurasia Tunnel in Istanbul. | Photo: Reuters
Turkey’s authoritarian crackdown has only increased since the July coup attempt in the country.
Since the coup attempt in July of this year, Turkey’s crackdown on its citizens and President Tayyip Erdogan’s power-flexing continue on. In its latest clampdown, Turkey is set to investigate 10,000 people suspected of using social media to support terrorism, its interior ministry announced.
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The accusations range from insulting government officials online, to what the ministry calls “terror-related activity” on the internet.
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