Information and Communication Technologies Authority

The number of broadband Internet subscribers in Turkey has topped 59 million, while the ranks of cellphone subscribers is nearly 75 million, Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan said on Dec. 13.

Advanced 4G technologies, dubbed 4.5G technologies, were set to come online in Turkey in the early hours of April 1 after months of preparation, according to the country's communications minister. Mobile internet speed is expected to accelerate by 10 times with the launch of the new technologies. 

Türk Telekom has vowed to offer very high speed Internet services close to the speed of 5G technologies by April, in line with a deal with Korea Telecom struck at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona. 

Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m has called on operators to launch a campaign to bring fiber everywhere in Turkey as soon as possible. 

Turkcell has announced an acceleration of its efforts to establish 4.5G base stations amid a looming April 1 deadline to adopt the new technology in a press release on Jan. 6.

The company said it will launch 4.5G with speeds of up to 375 Mbps aggregating three carriers. By 2017, Turkcell will reach a speed of 1000 Mbps, according to the press release. 

Turkey will take measures after Twitter failed to pay a 150,000-Turkish Lira fine demanded by the authorities, Transportation, Communications and Maritime Affairs Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m stated on Jan. 6. 

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Lütfi Elvan has slammed Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) Rector Prof. Ahmet Acar over the recent cyberattacks targeting websites with the extension ".tr," saying the rector "fancied himself an emperor."

Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) rector Prof. Ahmet Acar has refuted claims by Turkish Transportation Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m over the recent cyberattack targeting websites with the extension ".tr," saying the university took necessary measures during the cyberattack, which he defined as "one of the most intensive" attacks of its kind ever seen.

A minister has blamed the Turkish university managing DNS serverd over recent cyberattacks that targeted websites with the extension ".tr," saying insufficient measures had been taken.

Transportation Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m said the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) should have taken more measures over the attacks, while highlighting the danger of cyberwar.

It was last week, in the morning hours of Dec. 16, when the first cyberattack started. These attacks continued until Dec. 21 with some interruptions. 

The target of the cyberattacks was all internet traffic and frankly it was quite successful, as internet traffic slowed down nationwide.