BTK's powers were transferred to the Cyber Security Directorate, access barriers are subject to discussion

With the law passed by the Turkish Grand National Assembly in July, the powers of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) were transferred to the Cyber ​​Security Directorate. Recently, when access restrictions to news sites such as T24 and some journalists' social media accounts increased, the law in question became a subject of discussion again.

Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, who was previously the addressee of questions about access barriers because BTK was affiliated with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, pointed to the Cyber ​​Security Presidency, which is affiliated with the Presidency, against the MPs who submitted a parliamentary question to him regarding the barriers.

HE THROWED THE BALL TO THE PRESIDENCY

Uraloğlu even cited the same law as a reference for access blocking decisions made before the law was enacted. In this context, Uraloğlu, in addition to the deputies asking about the news sites and social media accounts that were blocked before the law was passed, asked: "How many notifications have been made regarding the implementation of access blocking decisions on social media platforms in the last two years? What are the concrete acts or contents that constitute the justification of 'protection of national security and public order' in the access blocking decisions made about the accounts belonging to Ekrem İmamoğlu?" To the deputies who asked such questions, he replied, "The duties assigned to BTK were transferred to the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, Cyber ​​Security Directorate, with the law no. 7590 published in the Official Gazette dated July 31."

THE NEW PARTY IS GOING TO THE COURT OF THE COURT

On the other hand, NEW Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre reminded in his statement in the Parliament that they brought the law regarding the Cyber Security Directorate to the Constitutional Court (AYM).

Emre, who called on the Constitutional Court to discuss the application in question, said: "As the NEW Party, we will go to the Constitutional Court next week at 12.00 on Wednesday and demand that the application made by our party to the Constitutional Court be discussed as soon as possible. We will demand the operation of the stay of execution mechanism, even though it has not been implemented much lately. We invite the non-governmental organizations whose accounts have been blocked from access, other political parties, and academics whose accounts have been closed. To this statement before the Constitutional Court. "We will demand that he decide on the file as soon as possible and that the problem here will be solved completely," he said.