Turkey’s parliament passed a disinformation law on Thursday night ahead of the June 2023 general election, which provides for up to three years in prison for revealing “false or misleading information.”
In addition to newspapers, radios, televisions, the law targets social networks and websites that will be asked to report and deliver personal information of their users accused of spreading false news.
Up to three years in prison
Article 29 of the text provides prison sentences of one to three years for “propagation of false or misleading information, contrary to the internal and external security of the country and likely to threaten public health, disturb public order, sow fear or panic among citizens. population”.
This text was presented in May by the deputies of the AKP, Justice and Development Party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will seek a new mandate in June 2023.
Source: BFM TV
