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Turkish government keen on attacking social media, Still defending Twitter ban…
High court?s Twitter verdict should be overturned: Turkish PM Hurriyet Daily News Reiterating his government?s harsh criticisms against the Constitutional Court?s ruling lifting a ban on Twitter, Prime Minister Recep... Read more
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Check out AKP’s mayor in Bingöl. He refuses to let women hold positions at municipal council….
AKP mayor in Bingöl refuses to let women hold positions at municipal council Hurriyet Daily News The new AKP mayor in the eastern town has refused to let women elected... Read more
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Istanbul: A Broken Silhouette…. an Istanbul news roundup..
A Broken Silhouette stambouline by Emily Neumeier Istanbul’s new Metro Bridge and the political battle over the city’s historic panorama İstanbul’s mega projects to kill nature and environment Today’s Zaman... Read more
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A few notes AKP?s Social Media Strategies and Counter-Moves
This piece was written more than a month ago for a monthly magazine. For some reasons, maybe because of my sloppy style, it wasn’t published. It still has some validity... Read more
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Emre Sevimbige (@fable_edgar): Doğum Gününün Değişen Anlamları
Emre Sevimbige @fable_edgar Doğum Gününün Değişen Anlamları 8 yaşımdayım. 3 Nisan gecesi… Yarın okul var. Normalde 22 dedin mi uyurum. Ama uyuyamıyorum. Nasıl uyuyayım ki? Heyecandan yerimde... Read more
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Despite Constitutional Court order, AKP government continues to block Twitter. Kind of a coup d’etat?
RIGHTS – Constitutional Court orders authorities to unblock Twitter hurriyetdailynews.com ? The Constitutional Court has ordered authorities to unblock Twitter, saying the decision violated the rights of users who had appealed... Read more
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Participatory democracy against election frauds in Ankara and elsewheres… #MansurSavasıyor
Citizens cooperate for a just re-counting…. CHP online ?@CHP_online Ankaralılar oyları için YSK önünde böyle nöbet tutuyor.. Fotoğraf: @mertgkhankoc http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/81077/2/32/ankarada-saat-saat-ne-oldu ? pic.twitter.com/0Tu4v128jR –@bulentmumay iskender paydas ?@iskenderpaydas Turkısh Braveharts keep their votes from the... Read more
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in Edirne, elderly woman resists construction at a park; in Ankara, all united to have a fair election result; in Batman BDP chases for lost votes in the dark….
Elderly woman resists construction at a park in northwestern Turkish city A 75-year-old woman has stopped construction at a local park in the northwestern province of Edirne by sitting... Read more
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Erkan’s local election day timeline… (Will be Updated)
[View the story “Erkan’s local election day timeline… (Will be Updated)” on... Read more
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A few honorable dailies against the dark side.. Citizens use guerrilla advertising tactics using opposition dailies in subways etc…
A few dailies in opposition spared their first pages for the war plans Turkish leaders had. Citizens leave these papers in subways, cafes etc, to disseminate news… In the... Read more
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First Legal Challenge to Twitter ban… A Turkey news roundup…
via Turkey’s Ban On Twitter Faces First Legal Challenges Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai A press organization and two experts in Internet law filed two challenges against Turkey’s Twitter ban on Monday.... Read more
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Like “’21st century book burning,’… #TwitterBannedinTurkey
’21st century book burning,’ U.S. official blog slams Ankara The official blog of U.S. Department of State has published a vitriolic post, slamming Turkey’s blocking of Twitter as ’21st century... Read more
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Fight Censor with Humor #TwitterBannedinTurkey
@LatuffCartoons http://t.co/zRQZ0z0Pzr (https://twitter.com/kivanceliacik/status/447345356234571776) uzaymekiği tamircisi (@_exclusive_____) saat +9:43 AM on Cmt, Mar 22, 2014 gibi tweetledi: Bütün dünya Duble yolları konuşuyor http://t.co/bDmIlnmc6a (https://twitter.com/_exclusive_____/status/447277269208145920) CK (@cngzkync) saat +11:08 AM on Cmt, Mar 22, 2014 gibi tweetledi: Yine hortladı…kuş... Read more
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DNS change explained on Turkey Streets (!) and a roundup on the Twitter Ban
I got the phone from this Twitter account. A few news/op-ed I was also quoted and some others: ‘Twitter schmitter?’ Turkey’s prime minister vows to block the social … Public Radio... Read more
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Court decisions that lead to Twitter’s ban in Turkey. Erdoğan’s legal games continue…
bu internet sitesi (twitter.com) hakkında istanbul anadolu 14. asliye ceza mahkemesi’nin 03/02/2014 tarih ve 2011/795 sayılı kararına istinaden telekomünikasyon iletişim başkanlığı tarafından koruma tedbiri uygulanmaktadır. (the protection measure has been... Read more
