President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in Ankara on July 28 that Turkey considers disinformation a national security issue. He said his government will continue its efforts to counter false and misleading information, treating the problem as a serious threat rather than only a communications challenge.
Erdoğan described disinformation as harmful to social trust and dangerous for democracies. His comments framed the spread of misleading content as something that can weaken confidence in public life and damage the functioning of democratic systems.
By using the language of national security, Erdoğan signaled that Ankara sees the fight against disinformation as part of protecting the country’s overall stability. The remarks suggest the government views information integrity as closely tied to public order and trust.
The statement places Turkey’s approach within a broader international debate over how states respond to false information. In Erdoğan’s view, disinformation is not a minor issue but a continuing threat that requires sustained government attention.
