In the social media law, which entered into force with the approval of President Tayyip Erdoğan on October 1, 2020 in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube and TikTok were given time to fulfill the requirements. In the internet law, it was stated that while it was decided to open a representative office across the country for social networks with more than 1 million users, social media giants that did not determine a representative would be punished as a level.
The amount of the fine will be increased to 30 million liras
Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Ömer Fatih Sayan made a statement on Twitter and the 1 announced that he had not made a representation statement within the month and that social media platforms were fined 10 million liras for this.
Sayan stated that if the conditions are not fulfilled within 30 days from the notification of the said penalty, the penalty of 10 million liras will be increased to 30 million liras. Internet traffic bandwidth of social media platforms that insist on not fulfilling the aforementioned conditions will be reduced by 90 percent.