Türk Telekom's monopoly and perceived excessive pricing have received numerous criticisms from users over the years.
Turkey implements protectionist policies to stimulate the local internet technology industry and enforce data retention: In 2016 payment gateway PayPal was forced to cease most of its operations in the country.
[6] Internet Entrepreneurship in Turkey, also called "Digital Bosphorus"[7] has reached several exits in last years.
[10] According to Sina Afra, the potential of the Turkish Internet market is bigger than in many other European countries.
[15] According to the EngelliWeb Report of the Freedom of Expression Association (İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği) entitled Fahrenheit 5651: The Scorching Effect of Censorship,[16] by the end of 2020, Turkey had blocked access to more than 467.000 websites.