Bombing kills 8 in Gaziantep, blackout in Turkish media and…

despite lack of evidence and possible psy-op potential in the region as it is close to Syria border, even our liberal minded Turks turn into patriots. It is just a matter of moment, mobs might attack a pre-defined target, our newly christened patriots will cry justificatory explanations… Pro-Kurdish BDP’s Gaziantep office is burnt down ust an hour after the explosion….

In the mean time, one of ministers urged citizens not to believe in social media and to trust only what the State says… It looks like CENSORSHIP, right? And at the same time, all TV channels stopped reporting about the attack. Such coordination… Only coverage takes place in social media. @serdarakinan has been reporting from the field, for instance…

Bomb in Turkish town of Gaziantep kills eight

from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

Dozens more injured after remote-controlled car bomb blamed on Kurdish separatists explodes in vicinity of police station

A car bomb a senior Turkish politician blamed on Kurdish separatists exploded near a police station in a city near Turkey’s south-eastern border with Syria on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens more.

Solid State

From Simon Walker at Flickr. (via ?glass) via http://kottke.org/12/08/i-love-this

 

PKK bombing kills 8, injures 64 in Turkey near Syrian border

from Hurriyet Daily News
At least eight people were killed and 64 wounded after a car bomb exploded in Turkish city near Syrian border

 

Galatasaray coach, Fatih Terim, agitates the masses after his club’s game. Instead of game critic, he opines about the bomb attack..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwvVXxh_OmE

 

“bu ülkede bakanın tek sözü ile haber vermeyi kesen medyaya nasıl güvenirim?”- sosyal medya eksisozluk.com/show.asp?id=29? #sosyalmedyasusturulamaz

? Ozgur Uckan (@ozuckan) August 20, 2012

 


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