How Twitter became the hotbed for anti-Türkiye terror groups!

Twitter, which entered our lives in 2006 offering its users the opportunity to post messages with 140-character limit, has both experienced serious transformations in the intervening 16 years and "hosted" social events with great impact. For example; We cannot think of the Arab Spring that started in 2010, the 2013 Gezi uprising in Türkiye and the Congress insurrection in the U.S. independently of Twitter and social media. Because, apart from the influence of data that fuels chaos on social media, other evidence is also emerging.

Although U.S. media turned a blind eye to the disclosure files published with the support of the new owner of the platform, Elon Musk, we began to see documented that Twitter acted as a "state" and activated digital fascism practices against democracy.

I don't know if it will be time for "special practices" for Türkiye in disclosures, but I have great expectations in this direction.

Here’s an example: Twitter's act of censorship by closing more than 7,000 accounts in Türkiye in June 2020...

If you recall, Twitter announced that 7,340 accounts were closed in Türkiye with a statement made at midnight. The Twitter administration at that time claimed that the censored accounts were "fake" accounts opened to support President Erdogan and that these accounts were managed from a single center. This statement was a big lie. Because they also closed accounts with real names and real profile photos, which I also follow, who are known to be. Moreover, the former Twitter administration did not present a single piece of evidence regarding these accounts, which were accused of working with the names that run the state.

I would like to draw attention to a part of the statement made by Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun against the censorship that the foreign-funded media announced with the headlines "A blow to the AK Party's troll army". Altun said: “Considering the debates we witnessed in the very recent past, especially in the U.S., Twitter's desire to position the Republic of Türkiye politically, the organization's desire to give space to smear campaigns of structures hostile to Türkiye such as the PKK and FETÖ, and the design of Turkish politics. The willingness to do so is clearly visible.”

An average Twitter user could already observe that Twitter was supporting the smear campaigns of structures hostile to Türkiye, such as the PKK and FETÖ. But it was important for Fahrettin Altun to express this on Twitter.

Because in the newly revealed disclosure files, it was also revealed that Twitter was the pawn of the terrorist organization PKK/YPG. In the 8th episode of the “Twitter Files'”, published by journalist Lee Fang with the support of Elon Musk, correspondence that Twitter helped the Pentagon's secret online Psychological Operations unit emerged. While the Pentagon was sending weapons in convoys to the terrorist organization PKK/YPG deployed in northern Syria, Twitter also protected accounts promoting the organization. We do not know the dimensions of this protection or even the front trench. However, we are now aware that Twitter has created "black" and "white" lists and that accounts subject to special treatment are categorized accordingly. Moreover, the "invisible hand" behind the interactions these accounts receive and the speed at which the content spreads has now become flesh and bone. It means that the United States, which has sent close to 1,500 trucks loaded with weapons, ammunition, vehicles and logistics materials to the PKK, to protect the same terrorist organizations on social media is as easy as placing the cursor of the computer mouse on the relevant tab and clicking it. In this case, no one can claim anymore that Twitter does not provide similar privileges or even more to FETÖ. If the subject is FETÖ, it may be revealed that not only the accounts are privileged, but also that the members of the organization are employed at different levels of the Twitter administration. We'll wait and see, because the Elon Musk front continues to reveal from Twitter's 16-year history.

Even the existing files reveal how the United States intervenes in countries, states, democracies and even elections through social media. New information and documents will also emerge. It will be necessary to reconsider and analyze processes, chaos, causes and effects. Along with the retrospective readings, Türkiye's starting the process of reckoning with the former Twitter administration will also come to the fore.