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Turkey Embraces Social Media | Middle East | English

Turkey Embraces Social Media

Dorian Jones | Istanbul

Despite Turkey's poor record on press freedom, the country is witnessing an explosion in Internet-based social media, ranking the 4th largest in global usage on Facebook and 8th largest on Twitter. These rankings have made social media a powerful rival to Turkey's mainstream media. But concerns are growing that the development could further polarize Turkish society.

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