Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on Feb. 19, 2020.  (Photo: Xinhua)

Turkey's parliament on Wednesday passed a bill which gives the government greater control over social media, the state Anadolu news agency reported.

Under the new law, social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter have to ensure they have local representatives in Turkey and comply with court orders over the removal of certain content or face fines.

The law targets social networks with more than 1 million visits every day and says servers with Turkish users' data must be stored in Turkey. 

It was submitted by the ruling AKP and its nationalist partner the MHP, which have a majority in the parliament, and was passed after debates began on Tuesday lasting into Wednesday.