| Submit your comments on this article |
| The Grand Turk |
| Turkey PM threatens to 'go after' Twitter for tax evasion |
| 2014-04-13 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Turkey's prime minister said on Saturday he will "go after" Twitter, accusing the site of tax-evasion, after it was used to spread damaging leaks implicating his inner circle in corruption claims. In a televised speech, Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi only they haven't dumped him yet... also launched a tirade against the nation's highest court for ruling against a ban on Twitter, charging that it put the rights of businesses above that of Turkey's. "Twitter, YouTube and Facebook are international companies established for profit and making money," Erdogan said. "Twitter is at the same time a tax evader. We will go after it," he added. "These companies, like every international company, will abide by my country's constitution, laws and tax rules". Erdogan's government on March 20 banned access to the social media site over the leaks, sparking outrage among Turkey's NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... allies and international human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. groups who viewed it as a setback for democracy in the EU-hopeful country. |
| Posted by:Fred |