Turkey Shifts Wiretapping, Internet-Control Powers to Erdoğan’s Cybersecurity Body
Turkey has transferred far-reaching powers over wiretapping, internet access, communications infrastructure, online censorship and digital traffic from the country’s telecommunications regulator to the executive-controlled Cyber Security Presidency (Siber Güvenlik Başkanlığ), a sweeping restructuring that is designed to further empower President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and institutionalize censorship and digital surveillance under the guise of national security.
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