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A Turkish protestor uses Facebook (Credit: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

22/06/2013

Turkey and the Media

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What does the Turkish government’s reaction say about the impact of media in protests?

What does the upsurge in Twitter activity and the Turkish government’s reaction to social media have to say about the wider impact of media in such protests?

The protests in Turkey have put the role of the media in Turkey into the spotlight. BBC World Service has suspended its partnership with NTV and the government has been criticizing social media’s role.   

Over to You explores the media and Turkey, with the help of Behrouz Afagh, head of the World Service Asia and Pacific region, the social media expert Mark Little of Storyful, and from Istanbul writer Emre Mirza.   What does the upsurge in Twitter activity and the government’s reaction to social media have to say about the wider impact of media in such protests?

(Image: A Turkish protestor uses Facebook, Credit: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

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