Social media regulations in Turkey came into force in October of 2020, marking the start of a new era in the public use of social media platforms.
“It is gratifying to see that Twitter will fulfill the obligations of the law without applying sanctions to reduce the internet traffic bandwidth,” tweeted Omer Fatih Sayan, deputy Turkish transport and infrastructure minister. "We remain committed to protecting the voices and data of people in Turkey who use Twitter. We will continue to be transparent about how we handle requests from government and law enforcement."
As part of the legislation, social media firms must respond to requests by the government in the Turkish language and must answer requests concerning personal and privacy rights within 48 hours.Social networks that do not comply with court orders to remove illegal content are subject to penalties, according to the law.