International Press Institute's Turkey Committee
Turkey’s Planned Internet Law to Criminalise ‘Spreading Misinformation’
Members of the Turkish parliament in session at the Grand National Assembly in Ankara, 2 January 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/STR
The law was prepared by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP and its far-right partner, the Nationalist Movement Party, MHP.