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Turkey's media watchdog slaps hefty fines on opposition news channels Google restrictions threaten independent media in Turkey Turkish main opposition leader visits radio station closed by gov’t Climate activist Greta Thunberg visits radio station closed by gov't Radio station closed after suspension over Armenian genocide remark Illegal betting ads appear on screens during Turkey-Iceland game Authorities banned nearly one million websites between 2007-2023 TV channel fined for host's ‘smiling’ when commenting on Bahçeli YouTube news programmers to obtain license from Turkish media watchdog Minister says he got 'way less outcry than expected’ for Instagram ban Instagram removes top Turkish cleric’s posts criticizing Israel Turkey lifts access ban on Instagram Turkish media watchdog now eyes street interviews for ‘disinformation’ Turkish ruling AKP deputy demands access ban on TikTok as well Erdoğan calls those protesting Instagram ban ‘house slaves’ Instagram officials scheduled to discuss access ban with Turkish gov't Turkey’s Instagram ban may impact e-commerce volume of $57.4B Istanbul mayor protests Instagram ban on live Instagram broadcast Turkey bans Instagram for 'criminal content' Turkish media watchdog removes ‘obscene’ content from Netflix, MUBI Court issues stay of execution for revocation of radio's license RTÜK revokes radio channel's license over Armenian Genocide remarks Trust in news in Turkey remains at 35 pct Turkish state broadcaster ‘disturbed’ over woman fan caught on camera Local newspapers protest public savings curbing official ad revenues X opens Turkey office following ad bans, further sanction risks Turkish official warns X of closure risk if local rep. not appointed High court overturns sentence of journalist under 'censorship law' Turkish TV channels halt summer series production due to rising costs World Press Freedom Day: 43 journalists in prison, 122 on trial