Censorship: Turkey's Erodogan Hates DataSpeech [re: NATO CCD COE]

[grarpamp]

Turkey is member of NATO, Zeynep better be careful because
papi Erdogan probably doesn't like anyone embarrassing NATO,
and definitely not him and his dumb ass government that
apparently Turks love "voting" for, they should revolt into
Voluntaryism instead of foolishly creating more Govt Religion
on top of themselves...


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-14/turkey-mulls-jail-terms-for-publishing-unapproved-economic-data

Turkey Mulls Jail For Publishing 'Unapproved' Economic Data

Economists in Turkey may face up to three years in prison for
publishing 'unofficial' data on indicators without first obtaining
approval from the country's statistics agency, according to Bloomberg,
which has seen a draft of the a law currently being drafted by the
governing AK party.

The proposed legislation was set to be introduced to parliament this
week, however two party officials speaking on condition of anonymity
say there's further work to be done on it.

The move comes as blistering inflation followed an earlier slump in
the value of the lira - while Turkish elections are just over a year
away.

In March, independent inflation researcher, ENAGroup, reported an
annual inflation rate of 142.63% - more than double the official
figure of 61.14%...

Infographic: Turkish Inflation Soaring After Years of Relative
Stability | Statista

You will find more infographics at Statista

...leading to the Turkish Statistical Institute to file a complaint,
accusing ENAGroup of "purposefully defaming" the institution and
"misguiding public opinion."

    The draft law seen by Bloomberg would bar researchers from
publishing any data on any platform without seeking approval from the
statistics agency, which would have two months to assess methodology.
Those found guilty of violating the law may face between 1 and 3 years
in jail. -Bloomberg

An original version of the bill envisioned broadcast bans for websites
that publish unapproved statistics - which ENAGroup has done, along
with posting data on Twitter.

"Some of the manipulative statistics presented to the public under the
name of scientific study without a clear methodology target both the
Turkish Statistical Institute and the confidence in economic
indicators," reads the draft.