“In a circular issued by the General Directorate of Security, it is stated that people who receive sound and video with their mobile phones will be blocked and legal action will be taken against them. The Istanbul Branch of the Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD) shared the Circular of the General Directorate of Security, which prohibited audio and video during the demonstrations, on its Twitter account. In the circular issued with the signature of Security General Director Mehmet Aktaş, it is stated that the sharing of audio and video recordings of police officers and civilians on social media ‘violates the privacy of private life’, and receiving sound and video prevents them from performing their duty” – BBC Turkey, translated by Google.