We must protect young people from social networks. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this today on the occasion of the recent cases of violence in the country, CNN-Turk Turkish TV reported, quoted by BTA.
„We cannot stand idly by and watch our young people disappear into the dark depths of social networks and digital media where all sorts of mischief abounds. I believe that universities should take more responsibility. We expect serious support from the universities," said the head of state.
It is important that our universities do not neglect the character development of young people. Education will be successful only with national self-awareness. We attach equal importance to our students being conscientious and conscientious as well as getting a good education, Erdogan said.
In recent days we have witnessed events “that burn our hearts as a nation”. On Friday, two young girls became victims of brutal murders. My condolences to their families. Both the perpetrator and the victim are young people. If we do not take measures to prevent these incidents, we will inevitably face the problems of Western countries, the Turkish president pointed out.
Teenagers Aysenur Halil and Iqbal Uzuner were murdered in Istanbul last week within half an hour of each other, after which their killer committed suicide.
The killer of the girls, Semih Celik, was found to have communicated with like-minded people in an organized online group called "incel" ("incel", from the English words "involuntary celibate", i.e. "bachelor by choice"). “Incel” includes violent people hostile to women. The members of the group chatted with each other on the platform "Discord" (Discord).
Meanwhile, requests to block access to "Discord" ("Discord").