3/ At the centre is Netaş, a Turkish telecom firm controlled by China’s ZTE. Despite ZTE being labelled a “high-risk” vendor by the EU, Netaş received hundreds of thousands in EU research funds and is listed as a Commission “key innovator.”
2/ Turkey’s surveillance apparatus is being strengthened by companies that have received funding from the EU's flagship research programme, #Horizon - even as that tech is used to target peaceful protesters.
#EU -funded companies, #China -linked tech, and #Turkey's rapidly expanding surveillance machinery - read how they're connected in my latest investigation @ftm.eu
www.ftm.eu/articles/tur...
FMA joins other journalism and #pressfreedom organizations in calling for the release of award-winning Turkish journalist @alicanuludag.bsky.social and an end to judicial harassment of journalists reporting on matters of public interest. #GazetecilikSuçDeğildir turkiye.ipi.media/turkey-media...
📰 Sunday extras:
"Turkey ramps up surveillance of its citizens – with a hand from Brussels" by @yleniagostoli.bsky.social . [1/5]
7/ Meanwhile, hundreds of young people who dared to take to the streets last March still await trial, many under travel bans. With thanks to @saskiabricmont.bsky.social @notzachcampbell.bsky.social @mcaster.bsky.social
5/ Earlier this year, I reported on how surveillance photographs were used to prosecute hundreds of peaceful protesters - many detained simply for showing up at rallies against the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor #ekremimamoğlu
newlinesmag.com/spotlight/tu...