Erkan Saka on social media, trolling and fake news in Turkey
February 4, 2020
Turkey Book Talk episode #108 – Erkan Saka, associate professor at Istanbul Bilgi University, on “Social Media and Politics in Turkey: A Journey Through Citizen Journalism, Political Trolling and Fake News” (Lexington).
The book looks at the transformation of social media use in Turkey over the years, as well as the government crackdown on social media platforms and users.
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