Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day 2012

This year, SID2012 events in Turkey will take place all year round. 

At the end of the 2011, Turkish ISPs have started to give users a new service called “Safer Internet Service (SIS)” which is a typical ISP level filtering but it is absolutely free and Internet users have power to choose for type of Internet, ‘Safer or regular’ whenever they want. Any time, Internet users can switch between the profiles (child and family profile) and by turning of SIS, the current usage of Internet is available. It is easy and flexible to use and helps parents to protect their children online and provides a vigorous control mechanism. What the SIS offers is protecting children and youth from possible harmful contents of internet by eliminating all the disturbing web sites. 

Regarding the SIS project, our institution and many NGOs have fastened the awareness campaigns. We have made many presentations in several districts of Turkey especially in schools. For example, in a few months, 50 events have been organised and total participants (parents, students and teachers) of these events were about 10,000. Besides, many NGOs and local authorities have been organising same kind of events. Turkish media have also been supporting of these campaigns. We hope this year SID events will be much more effective.

About the Turkish Safer Internet Centre

Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority, Telecommunications Presidency, Internet Department, established in 23 May 2007 in accordance with the Law No. 5651 “Law on Regulation of Broadcasts via Internet and Prevention of Crimes Committed through Such Broadcasts”.  

Due to this Law No: 5651, Turkey’s Internet Hotline for reporting illegal content of internet, Turkey’s awareness website and our saferkid project has been established.

In order to create awareness among Turkish people, Safer Internet Day (SID) events in Turkey are organised by the Internet Board, the advisory body of the Ministry of Communications, each year in February.

“Internet Board” serves as a consultation board which consists of public institutions, internet service providers and related non-governmental organization’s representatives. Our department holds the Secretariat position of the Board regarding “Safer Internet Day” activities.

Our department has also close relations with related NGOs and other institutions in Turkey.  In this respect, we prepare events and projects to create the awareness of safer usage of the Internet in Turkey.

To create a safer Internet environment in Turkey:

Our vision is to make our targeted groups (children, teens and parents) aware of safer and responsible use of the Internet.

Our mission is to expand safe and responsible use of Internet through making all the safer internet activities known by public. Thus, non-governmental organizations and any other related parties would also be oriented to take further steps in this context.

Because of the borderless structure of the Internet, we give great importance to international cooperation and thus we follow the international developments closely.  It is also important for us to contact with the experts to receive the valuable opinions in this area. Please do not hesitate to contact with us for any information exchange. (bilgi@guvenlicocuk.org.tr)