Cool | 30.11.2008 | 20:30
Facebook Turkey Is More Than Just A Chat Tool
The website Facebook has become synonymous with social networking. For most people, it's an easy way to keep in touch with friends and check out their holiday photos.
Young people in Turkey use it for the same reasons – but also for others that have meant Facebook is now at the centre of a fiery political debate. Earlier this year Turkey’s constitutional court heard a case about whether the governing Islamic AK party was seeking to overthrow the secular state and introduce Islamic rule. There was widespread speculation that the AK party would be banned. The court found the AK party guilty but did not shut it down. The case continues to divide Turkish society and both sides are using Facebook to fight it out.
Report: Dorian Jones
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