Friday, August 14, 2015

Turkey’s local administrators given ‘snitch’ button to help spy for Erdoğan

Turkey’s local administrators given ‘snitch’ button to help spy for Erdoğan

President Erdoğan’s instructions on Wednesday ordering muhtars, or village administrators, to spy on homes in their jurisdiction has drawn attention to the new muhtar information system introduced 6 months ago, particularly its ‘complaint’ and ‘report’ buttons that contact the authorities directly.

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