Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected claims that the countrys newly-adopted cyber law will limit freedom of expression. <\/p>\n
\"These regulations do not impose any censorship at all on the Internet.... On the contrary, they make it safer and freer,\" Erdogan said on Saturday. <\/p>\n
The Turkish Parliament passed the law late on Wednesday, allowing the Telecommunications Communications Presidency (TIB) to block access to websites deemed to violate privacy or have insulting content without a court order. <\/p>\n
The TIB could also request users communications and traffic information from providers with no court ruling. <\/p>\n
The Turkish Premier also denied that the law would allow the government authorities to have access to internet users' personal information. <\/p>\n
\"Never. It is out of the question that people's private data will be recorded,\" he said. European Parliament chief Martin Schulz described the move as a step back in an already suffocating environment for media freedom.\" <\/p>\n
The new measure came as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogans government has been embroiled in a corruption scandal. <\/p>\n
Critics say Erdogans adoption of harsh measures is an attempt to contain the scandal probe involving some of his close allies. <\/p>\n
Erdogan has denounced the probe as a plot to undermine his government ahead of the local elections in March, adding that the graft allegations against businesspersons and government officials are hindering the economic growth. <\/p>\n
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