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In the May-August 2018 period, issues such as the notice released in France demanding removal of some verses from the Quran (May 6), the opening of the US Embassy that was moved to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv (May 14), the presidential and general elections of June 24, the tensions between Turkey and Greece that erupted after the release of coup suspects who stood trial in Greece, the anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre (July 11), the anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt, the passing of the Jewish Nation State Law in the Israeli parliament (July 19), August 30 Victory Day and the diplomatic crisis between Turkey and the US over the trial of clergyman Brunson contributed to the generation of hate speech.

You can see the Hate Speech and Discriminatory Discourse in Media 2018 Report for accessing more detailed statistical data, full list of 6517 items containing hate speech and example articles and columns in 2018.