Bu yazı ilk defa 1 Haziran 2011’de yayınlandı. Yazarın izniyle buraya da alınıyor. Defne Devrimi ve Medyadaki Egemen Söylem Bugün Bilgi Üniversitesi’nde biraz geç de olsa toplanabilen hareket, medyada başka bir dil isteğini dile getirdi. Bilmeyenler için kısa özet: Defne Devrimi, Defne Joy Foster’ın vefatının ardından Hıncal Uluç’un ‘Su testisi su yolunda kırılır’ minvalindeki -ki … Read more
A protester kicks a police officer. Panagiotis Tzamaros/ AFP/ Getty Images More photos here: Photos: Street protests rock Greece “Greece burns ? when will Europe stop fiddling?” by Andrew Watt from Social Europe Journal » Blogs by Andrew Watt Greece is visibly descending into a major political and social crisis. Violent demonstrations on the streets. … Read more
Bu yazı ilk kez 8 Haziran 2011’de yayınlandı. Yazarın izniyle burada da yayınlanıyor… via Eşcinsellerin İnternetle İmtihanı! İnternet Kurulu Toplantısı‘nın üzerinden tam olarak 2 hafta geçti. Bu geçen sürede BTK’dan veya TİB’den kurul kararının yerini alabilecek nitelikte bir karar, hadi kararı geçtim bir açıklama bekledik, ama her zamanki gibi boşa bekledik. Önerilerin akıbeti ne oldu … Read more
MED 512 (Issues in Cyberculture Studies) dersinin projesi olan Seçim Takip’i ortaya çıkaran arkadaşlarıma teşekkür ederim. Bu dönemin heralde en tatmin edici işlerinden biriydi bu benim için… Yeni bir MED 512’de yeni projelerle devam edeceğiz:)
Turkish Vote Result Seen as Opportunity for E.U. by By JUDY DEMPSEY Fresh from a resounding electoral victory, the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan presents the European Union with a strategic partner who could play an even greater role in the region. Erdoğan-Assad and Angelina Jolie by HDN Right after a clear election victory, Turkish … Read more
Arab spring invigorates newspapers and journalism in the region from Editors Weblog – all postings by Florence Pichon In a region where authoritarian regimes get the final say, citizens and journalists seized an opportunity to stand up to repressive governments last spring. People took cell phone videos and Tweeted about protests, and journalists followed their … Read more
Europride and Gaga in Rome from Boing Boing by Jasmina Te?anovic (Lady Gaga performs during a gay pride concert in downtown Rome. Stefano Rellandini / Reuters) The gay icon Lady Gaga was there wearing her green wig, together with up to one million people marching chanting singing in a carnival gay pride march. Rome is … Read more
Arrested kids… Anonymous today announced that there might be new attacks. The announcement is in Turkish and provides some information about the operation Turkey and the group?s structure. Nearly all released today who were detained yesterday in relation to Anonymous attack. Here is a Friendfeed discussion on these arrests [in Turkish]. Özgür Uçkan has a … Read more
Probably the best photo to represent the state of CHP constituencies… Supporters of Turkey’s ruling AKP ‘Justice and Development Party’ party celebrate with Turkish and party flags after the first results of the parliamentary election, in Ankara. Turkey’s ruling party is set to form a single party government for a third straight term, according … Read more
Azadiya Welat Newspaper Banned – Again Azadiya Welat, the only nation-wide newspaper in Turkey publishing in Kurdish, has been banned for the duration of 15 days. This is the ninth publication ban for the daily. Its printing house in Diyarbakır was searched by the police. BİA Media Monitoring Report 2011 First Quarter – Full … Read more
The show centers on the famous artist?s films and polaroids, which are coming to Turkey?s largest city for the first time ?Displaying works that captured the beauty of the glamorous in the everyday, Istanbul?s Galerist is hosting a much-anticipated exhibition of iconic 20th-century artist Andy Warhol throughout June. ************ 3-Day Vigil in the Heart of … Read more
United Nations: Disconnecting People From the Internet Is a Violation of Human Rights by Stan Schroeder Digital democracy, Plato, and web 2.0, Giorgio Fontana from open Democracy News Analysis – by Giorgio Fontana Far from being the natural and easy remedy to the evil of bureaucratic delegation, digital democracy risks becoming its inconvenient appendix – … Read more
32 detained in 11 cities in Turkey and they are held for interrogation in Ankara. 8 of them are under 18… News in Turkish here and in English here. Anonymous attack triggered nationalist reactions in Turkey. A brief summary of the range of attack can be found here. A hot debate took place here. It … Read more
People cross into Turkey as they carry their luggage in a rural area on the Turkish side of the border zone between Syria and Turkey, near the Turkish? Read more »REUTERS/Osman Orsal Syrian troops bombard border town as refugees flee from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Martin Chulov, Nidaa Hassan Heavy shelling and gunfire … Read more
87% of the votes have been counted in Turkey. AKP: 50.8%, CHP: 25.5%, MHP: 13.3%, Independents: 6.1% let’s just if AKP can get 330 seats in order to make the new constitution alone. Istanbuls real Kurds vote BDP from Journalist in Turkey, background articles, news and weblog about by Fréderike Geerdink ISTANBUL ? Metin (47) … Read more