Blog: Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of August 13, 2018
(WorldNews Turkey)

Capital Markets Board issues warning on coverage of financial markets The Turkish Capital Markets Board (SPK) said in a statement that Article 107 of the Law no. 6362 on `market fraud` will be used against those who `spread fabricated, false and fallacious news about the economy,` independent news website Bianet reported on August 13. The statement came amid a currency crisis and a trade dispute with the U.S. U.S.-based CNN reported on August 13 that Turkish authorities are investigating 346 social media accounts on suspicion of foreign currency market manipulation. The `law will be applied to those who release fake news about banks, financial institutions and companies that are open to the...