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Declaration against web censorship in Turkey (in Turkish)
Declaration is first announced in these addresses: (to sign declaration personally click here: http://www.sansursuzinternet.org.tr/) Alternatif Bilişim Özgür Interent Cyber Rights Temel Hak ve Özgürlükler Engellenemez 1. Internet kullanıcılarının düşünce özgürlüğü... Read more
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a brief note for the Anti-web censorship meeting
Three kingpins of web censorship in Turkey: Fethi Şimşek, Binali Yıldırım, Tayfun Acarer via The meeting took place at Kadir Has University. It has a New Media Department. But the... Read more
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Attempts to take Turkey back to pre-AKP political scene: PKK increase attacks, Top courts intervene in favor of Ergenekon, American neocons scream for battle
Top Statesmen visit the ambushed site … and a few ask why the all powerful Turkish army cannot defend its own soldiers… And the government doesn’t have any other support... Read more
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Hackers warn Turkish censorship authorities
While businesses are now exposed to economic losses due to the new wave of web censorship, it looks like a small does of revanche was on stage last night. First... Read more
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Turkey steps up the fight against Google
In yet another shameful day in Turkish web history, an Ankara prosecutor got the order to ban 44 more IP numbers Google use for YouTube. News source... Read more
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19 July: A major meeting against web censorship
Press release here. Location: Kadir Has Üniversitesi Cibali Kampüsü Date: 19 Haziran 2010 Cumartesi Time: 13:00 – 17:00 An FF discussion here. Turkish Green Party’s anti-web censorship statement here. Internet... Read more
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#TurkeyCensorGoogle- If AKP gains any prestige from the Gaza flotilla incident, all is lost fast by the Google incident in the domestic front…
Although AKP is not the only culprit.. Wikipedia site on (Internet) Censorship in Turkey Minister’s approach to the ban: Will Google govern this country? Honestly, Google would be more efficient…... Read more
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Turkish crusade against Google (#TurkeyCensorGoogle)
Turkey continues to embarrass herself. update: The latest ban comes through Atatürk Thought Association‘s appeal: It appealed the court because of a Google Site that insulted Atatürk. The Court decided... Read more
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Turkish judiciary wages war against Google and What to do?
There have been more than 50 ongoing trials against YouTube and it seems that Turkish authorities stepped up war against Google. Google’s Public DNS numbers are banned now. That means... Read more
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This week’s political agenda. Will there be referendum on Sept 12 or not
Constitutional Court will again decide…as CHP, main opposition party, again applied the Court for the rejection of reforms… ****************** Is CHP burying the hatchet with Gülen movement? Today’s Zaman Baykal... Read more
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A major blow to 12 September coup constitution…
but of course there are many who oppose the constitutional changes just because they are made by AKP. we will see more drama in near future but for the moment... Read more
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Final round in the Constitutional changes begins
Turkey faces constitutional reform showdown from Yahoo news Turkey’s parliament on Sunday begins the final round of voting on constitutional changes that strike at the heart of the secular elite... Read more
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Human Rights roundup in Turkey.
Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yildiz arrives at a hospital in Ankara for a medical check after he was punched in the face April 19, 2010. Yildiz was punched in the... Read more
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Roundup: Heated constitutional debates continue
as far as I could observe, AKP’s proposals are all accepted due to its majority in the parliament and sometimes with little help from fro-Kurdish BDP. Concensus in Turkey from... Read more
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Erdoğan distracts the political agenda while Constitutional reform debates take place in the Parliament
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan casts his vote during a debate at parliament in Ankara April 19, 2010. The parliament in Turkey began debating changes to the constitution on Monday.?... Read more