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I woke up to learn that popular music service Fizy.com is banned due to copyright issues. MÜYAP, a copyright violation hunter, is behind it. News in Turkish here.
a discussion in Friendfeed here.
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Saturday Mothers to raise issue of missing persons again
Today’s Zaman
The Saturday Mothers decided to accelerate their efforts to find out what happened to their loved ones after the Ergenekon case was opened, as some of its
from Bianet :: English
Police violently dispersed trade union confederation DISK members, who urged a restored historical building Otag-i Humayun building, notorious for nesting torturers under military rule, turned into a human rights museum.
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Azadiya Welat, Rojev newspapers, Guney magazine, YouTube, Eksisozlük and Sanliurfa.com web sites were the targets of bans, closures and confiscations, says BIA’s 2010 third quarterly report.
from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Interviews by ATİLLA YAYLA
Freedom of expression is the most important value and institution in a liberal democracy. It is a basic public good. It is for this reason that it must be carefully protected. However, as with other freedoms, there is major confusion about this one.
by ORHAN KEMAL CENGİZ
Horrible events broke out in Turkey’s southern province of Kahramanmaraş, formerly Maraş, 30 years ago. The violent incidents started on Dec. 19, 1978 and could only be stopped by Dec. 26.
We have a serious problem with violence on TV serials. Recently, Mr. Bülent Arınç, deputy prime minister, made a statement on this topic and expressed his frustration, saying, ?Unfortunately, they continue to be broadcasted.? He was referring to the infamous TV series ?Valley of the Wolves,? which is full of extreme violence and is also one of the most popular TV series in Turkey.
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The parliamentary report on the disappearance of children revealed family pressure, unemployment, poverty, violence or lack of education as some of the main reasons for children to leave home. Most of these children are female and aged 15 or older.
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The LGBT organization LambdaIstanbul criticized RTÜK for fining the Habertürk TV channel for a discussion on homosexuality and protested the RTÜK President for saying that “showing homosexuality as normal violates the Turkish family structure”.
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