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| − | + | The concept of Censorship in Turkey dates back to 1920’s and played an important role throughout Turkish history. The first notable instance can be traced back to the Ataturk era, where Republic of Turkey banned the distribution of Islamic material in movies in an effort to modernize Turkey. More recent and notable instances of censorship include 1980 Coup d’état, Gezi Park Protests, Turkish Presidential Elections, Covid-19 Pandemic and Bogazici Univeristy Protests. | |
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| + | Historically, the word censorship has been used to describe the instances in which publication, distribution and expression of resources and ideas are suppressed or prohibited in order to preserve national security and assert power and authority over people. In order to make the notion of censorship less ambiguous, Chuck Stone, Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, came up with an alternative definition for censorship: "The cyclical suppression, banning, expurgation, or editing by an individual, institution, group or government that enforces or influences its decision against members of the public of any written or pictorial materials which that individual, institution, group or government deems obscene and 'utterly without redeeming social value' as determined by 'contemporary community standards.'" | ||
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| + | As digital transformation and social media platforms took a greater role in communication and exchange of ideas in today’s world, censorship in Turkey also became centralized around digital, emerging technologies with the purpose of controlling what is being published, spread and accessed. Starting in 1994, Turkish government started utilizing different actors including RTÜK (Radio and Television Supreme Council), Pool Media (Partisan Media), and government sponsored AK Trolls. While most of these alleged interventions and examples are documented, Turkish government publicly denies any involvement in such instances and calls these documents forged. | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 12 March 2021
The concept of Censorship in Turkey dates back to 1920’s and played an important role throughout Turkish history. The first notable instance can be traced back to the Ataturk era, where Republic of Turkey banned the distribution of Islamic material in movies in an effort to modernize Turkey. More recent and notable instances of censorship include 1980 Coup d’état, Gezi Park Protests, Turkish Presidential Elections, Covid-19 Pandemic and Bogazici Univeristy Protests.
Historically, the word censorship has been used to describe the instances in which publication, distribution and expression of resources and ideas are suppressed or prohibited in order to preserve national security and assert power and authority over people. In order to make the notion of censorship less ambiguous, Chuck Stone, Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, came up with an alternative definition for censorship: "The cyclical suppression, banning, expurgation, or editing by an individual, institution, group or government that enforces or influences its decision against members of the public of any written or pictorial materials which that individual, institution, group or government deems obscene and 'utterly without redeeming social value' as determined by 'contemporary community standards.'"
As digital transformation and social media platforms took a greater role in communication and exchange of ideas in today’s world, censorship in Turkey also became centralized around digital, emerging technologies with the purpose of controlling what is being published, spread and accessed. Starting in 1994, Turkish government started utilizing different actors including RTÜK (Radio and Television Supreme Council), Pool Media (Partisan Media), and government sponsored AK Trolls. While most of these alleged interventions and examples are documented, Turkish government publicly denies any involvement in such instances and calls these documents forged.
