Neowin News Feed for: Turkey

Turkey to ban social media for children under 15

Ivan Jenic — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:32:01 +0000

Turkish lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban children under 15 from social media, following a deadly school shooting that triggered a wave of harmful content sharing online. Read more...

Google's Android earthquake alerts missed key warnings in Turkey's deadly quakes

Paul Hill — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:06:02 +0000

Google has admitted in a research paper that its earthquake warning system performed inadequately during the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey, but has now improved the system. Read more...

Grok chatbot blocked in Türkiye over insults to Erdogan, Ataturk

Hamid Ganji — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:50:01 +0000

It seems that Grok's controversial responses are not limited to praising Hitler, and the chatbot has made some seriously insulting comments about Türkiye officials. Read more...

Turkey bans Discord due to illegal content sharing on the platform

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:16:01 +0000

Turkey has officially banned access to the messaging platform Discord due to concerns over illegal content sharing. Read more...

YouTube testing a new way to let viewers 'Hype' their favorite creator's videos

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 06:52:01 +0000

YouTube is currently testing a new feature that would give one more option apart from Like and Share, to help viewers boost their favorite content creators' videos on the platform. Read more...

Threads to shut down in Türkiye temporarily as of April 29

Steve Bennett — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:18:01 +0000

Meta's Threads will be shutting down in Türkiye on April 29, due to an order by the Turkish Competition Authority which prohibits the sharing of data between Threads and Instagram. Read more...

The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region saw a 48% growth in crypto usage

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:54:01 +0000

People in the Middle East & North Africa region have been turning more towards cryptocurrencies to pay remittances and preserve the value of their savings where major inflation is underway. Read more...

Twitter saw a record number of content takedown requests from governments last year

Usama Jawad — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:13:55 +0000

According to Twitter's transparency report for January-June 2021, the platform faced a record number of account and content takedown requests from governments, with Japan leading the pack. Read more...

Apple resumes sales in Turkey, increases prices by 25%

Moshe Jacobs — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 16:22:01 +0000

Apple sales have resumed in Turkey after the Cupertino company halted them due to a currency crash. Unfortunately, due to the devaluation of the Turkish lira a sizeable price hike has been introduced. Read more...

European TikTok users can get free Spotify Premium for four months

Paul Hill — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:52:01 +0000

TikTok and Spotify have made an agreement that lets TikTok users claim Spotify Premium, for free, for four months. The offer is available in several European markets including the UK and Germany. Read more...

Twitch decreases subscription fee in many countries to reflect living cost

Usman Khan Lodhi — Mon, 17 May 2021 16:00:01 +0000

The change will initially come to Mexico and Turkey on May 20. According to the initiative, the new Tier 1 subscription will be priced at 9.90 TRY in Turkey and 48 Pesos in Mexico. Read more...

Turkey launches antitrust probe into WhatsApp and Facebook over the new privacy policy

Ather Fawaz — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:22:01 +0000

The recent privacy policy updates from WhatsApp have garnered substantial criticism and sparked privacy concerns. Following this, Turkey has now launched an antitrust probe into WhatsApp and Facebook. Read more...

YouTube agrees to comply with amended Internet Law in Turkey

Usama Jawad — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 07:28:01 +0000

Turkey's Internet Law requires social media companies to appoint a local point of contact for content takedown requests from the government. YouTube has stated that it will comply with this law. Read more...

Amazon Project Zero arrives in seven more countries

Paul Hill — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:00:01 +0000

Amazon has rolled out its anti-counterfeit tool, Project Zero, to several more countries. Brands can use Amazon Project Zero to enforce their intellectual property on the Amazon platform. Read more...

Turkey lifts ban on Wikipedia for the first time since 2017

Paul Hill — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:16:01 +0000

Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled the country's ban on Wikipedia is a violation of free expression. ISPs that serve the country have now started to lift the ban on the website. Read more...

New Android phones in Turkey will launch without Google services due to antitrust dispute

Rajesh Pandey — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 08:34:01 +0000

Google has stopped issuing Android licenses to its business partners in Turkey which means they won't be able to launch Android phones with access to the Play Store or Google Play Suite in the region. Read more...

Telltale removes real image of dead Russian ambassador following backlash

Usama Jawad — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 18:24:02 +0000

In response to what appears to be a very public fiasco, Telltale Games has apologized and removed the real and disturbing image of a dead Russian ambassador from its latest Batman game. Read more...

Fix for red-tint display issue on Galaxy S8 and S8+ now available in some European countries

Florin Bodnarescu — Mon, 01 May 2017 20:20:02 +0000

Those who have affected S8 devices in Turkey and the UK, as well as S8+ devices in Turkey and Germany, will now be able to download an OTA update to fix the red tinted screen issue. Read more...

Wikipedia blocked in Turkey, complete with approved court order

Florin Bodnarescu — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 21:02:01 +0000

By all accounts, it seems as though Wikipedia has been blocked by authorities in Turkey. The site is inaccessible from the country's ISPs, regardless of which language version you use. Read more...

Samsung Pay is coming to Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, and Hong Kong

Florin Bodnarescu — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:36:02 +0000

The South Korean giant has announced that the proprietary mobile wallet platform, Samsung Pay, will be coming to four additional markets this month. A launch in Turkey in Q4 2017 is also rumored. Read more...

Android 7.0 Nougat begins rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:00:01 +0000

After releasing Android 7.0 for the Galaxy Note5 last week, it emerged that Samsung was preparing to make the Nougat update available to the Galaxy S6 edge+ too. That rollout has now begun. Read more...

Samsung prepares to roll out Android 7.0 Nougat to Galaxy S6 edge+

Andy Weir — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:44:02 +0000

After releasing Android 7.0 for the Galaxy Note5 last week, Samsung is now preparing to commence its Nougat rollout for the Galaxy S6 edge+. Once again, it looks like the rollout will begin in Turkey. Read more...

Samsung begins rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat to Galaxy Note5

Andy Weir — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:06:01 +0000

After bringing Android 7.0 to the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge in January, and the S6 and S6 edge this month, Samsung has now begun rolling out the update to its Galaxy Note5 - slightly later than planned. Read more...

High-profile Twitter accounts, hijacked by pro-Turkish hackers, call the Dutch 'Nazis'

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:12:01 +0000

A series of prominent Twitter accounts, including Amnesty, Unicef and the BBC, started throwing insults at Germany and the Netherlands and promoting Turkish propaganda thanks to a security breach. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ receives Wi-Fi certification, one step closer to Nougat update

Steven Parker — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:54:01 +0000

Although Samsung itself has not yet confirmed the Nougat rollout to eligible older devices, the Galaxy S6 edge+ has received Wi-Fi certification, indicating it's a step closer to getting Android 7.0. Read more...

Samsung Turkey reveals detailed roadmap for Android 7.0 Nougat rollout

Andy Weir — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:12:01 +0000

Samsung has published a detailed roadmap for its Android 7.0 upgrade plans in Turkey, providing a rough guide for which of its phones and tablets will get the Nougat update in other markets, and when. Read more...

Android 7.0 Nougat rollout for HTC 10 suspended in Europe due to "technical issue"

Andy Weir — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:50:01 +0000

Two days after its announcement, HTC has paused the Android 7.0 Nougat rollout for its 10 flagship in mainland Europe, and says that it doesn't expect the rollout to resume until February. Read more...

Wikileaks gets blocked in Turkey following AKP email leak

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:08:01 +0000

Wikileaks has been blocked in Turkey following the publication of thousands of emails belonging to Turkey's ruling AKP party. The emails were published less than a week after a coup attempt in Turkey. Read more...

Android malware targets bank users in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:56:01 +0000

A new type of malware is spreading on Android devices in a corners of the world. The trojan steals login information for banking and financial apps, as well as two-factor authentication codes. Read more...

Turkish Ministry calls for nationwide ban of Minecraft

Usama Jawad — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:32:01 +0000

A ministry in Turkey has called for a nationwide ban of Minecraft after the results of their report depicted it as being "too violent". The ruling is under consideration from Turkish courts. Read more...

Turkey orders Facebook to take down pages that insult Mohammad

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:32:01 +0000

Turkey has ordered Facebook to take down content that was deemed to be offensive to the prophet Mohammad, but the company has yet to respond. Despite its stance on free speech it will likely comply. Read more...

Third time's a charm! YouTube access unblocked by the Turkish government

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:32:46 +0000

The Turkish government's ban on YouTube has been lifted, for the third time. Users can now, without the need for a workaround, watch all the angry cats and pranks gone wrong they can tolerate! Read more...

Turkey plans to pixelate Twitter posts that contain 'malicious content'

John Callaham — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 22:50:38 +0000

After discussing the issue with Twitter executives, the government of Turkey says it will begin to pixelate any Twitter posts that contain what they call 'malicious content'. Read more...

Google confirms Turkey blocking public DNS servers

Mik McLean — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:19:16 +0000

The Turkish Government made news earlier this week by blocking the IP addresses of twitter, preventing its citizens from accessing the site. Now going one step further they have blocked Google's DNS. Read more...

Turkish Government bans YouTube after Twitter ban attempt

Dmitry Dolinsky — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 04:12:01 +0000

Since the court reversal regarding Twitter, the latest development is that Turkey is now banning Google's popular video site, Youtube. Read more...

Desperate users find solutions to bypass Turkey's Twitter ban

Phi Ha — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:38:11 +0000

Thousands of Twitter users in Turkey are accessing VPN and Tor to bypass the government's ban of the social networking site. A forum has appeared on WikiLeaks, encouraging users to "use it anyway". Read more...

Microsoft to launch new research lab in Turkey

John Callaham — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:44:09 +0000

Microsoft is planning to launch a research and development lab in Turkey as part of a program from that country's government that will help its schools replace books with tablets. Read more...

DNS change puts 284 Pakistani websites at mercy of hackers

Paul Ferson — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:16:04 +0000

A DNS change has put 284 webpages at a weakness to hackers. Among the pages defaced by a group of seemingly Turkish hackers are the eBay, Microsoft and Google sites. No groups claim responsibility. Read more...

Yandex becomes default WP8 search engine in Russia, Turkey

Paul Ferson — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:20:51 +0000

Russia and Turkey are receiving a different default engine to most WP8 handsets, with Yandex coming as standard on both. The partnership could help gain some control for Yandex within Turkey. Read more...

Turkey bans YouTube, again

Alan Cone — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:58:39 +0000

Under one week ago, news came that Turkey had reinstated access to YouTube after videos containing offensive material were removed. The access didn't last long as a video was posted that was a " naughty... Read more...