Turkey: Social Media
Commons · Question 44448 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on reports of social media and internet bans in that country.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 25 Apr 2025
The Government has raised recent events with the Turkish Government and the Foreign Secretary spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on 29 March to express the UK's concern. As a staunch supporter of media freedom around the world, the UK expects...