1,600 held in Turkey for 'backing terror or insulting officials on social media'

Authorities in Turkey have arrested 1,656 people in the past six months for allegedly supporting terrorist organisations or insulting officials on social media - and are investigating at least 10,000 others.

Sat, 24 Dec, 2016 - 14:37

The interior ministry said legal action had been taken against 3,710 people identified by police.

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