Turkey's new Internet law contradicts its EU ambitions
New Turkish legislation on the Internet stands in stark contrast with the democratic norms of the European Union.
The Turkish state has equipped itself with even more authority to monitor its Internet users, contradicting its new government's re-energized EU drive in a potential blow to democratic rights of free speech and privacy.
Just a week before the Turkish government announced its new “EU strategy,” which was featured prominently in its program, parliament approved a government-sponsored omnibus bill on Sept. 9.
