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AK Trolls are political commentators and trolls on the internet, taking part in Internet manipulation in favor of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey. The youth wing of the Justice and Development Party is presumed responsible for heading the web brigade, while TÜGVA members are also recruited. An ethnographic study claims that their initial organization may be more decentralized and competing cliques vied for influence within the governing party. In 2020, X, formerly known as Twitter Safety suspended and archived 7,340 accounts, including fake and compromised accounts tied to the group which pushed pro-AKP narratives, notably advocating for domestic support for the Turkish intervention in Syria as well as narratives critical of opposition parties CHP, the Good Party and HDP.
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