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Turkey turns Schengen visas into a pay‑to‑play system, while Big Tech blocks those who expose it

EUobserver 16 June 2026, 15:04 UTC 16 Jun 2026
Turkey turns Schengen visas into a pay‑to‑play system, while Big Tech blocks those who expose it
EUobserver

This is the full picture Turkey now offers the EU: a privatised border system that enriches the politically-connected, a Big Tech infrastructure that executes censorship on demand, and the rule of law being methodically hollowed out.

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