There comes the Imralı leaks… Politics roundup…

Imrali Transcripts | Turkish Text from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M WARNING: THIS IS A LEAKED DOCUMENT. USE CAUTION IN DISTRIBUTION AND FURTHER INTERPRETATION. The Kurdish lawmakers that visited the island of İmralı on Saturday to meet with the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, were accompanied by two officials from the … Read more

Dijital Kültürler dersi #PUB204 etiketinden seçmeler…

  [View the story “#PUB204 Dijital Kültürler dersinden Twitter derlemesi… ” on Storify] #PUB204 Dijital Kültürler dersinden Twitter derlemesi… Storified by Erkan Saka· Thu, Feb 28 2013 12:59:01 #pub204vehbig Bugünün şanslılarındanız. #PUB204 de yer bulup oturabildik. @gkzlds @elizatakersntopal #pub204 7 den 70 e sosyal medyatigiz. http://pic.twitter.com/om4LPJGNNTerguvanrengi "Gündelik hayatta biz sürekli maske takıyoruz." #pub204Ceren Ataş "Deri … Read more

“Ernst & Young Türkiye İK’dan Twitter’da soru-cevap

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Cyberculture roundup: CISPA is back, Vote for the Netizen of the Year, Effects of a Patent Troll….

CISPA is Back: FAQ on What it is and Why it’s Still Dangerous from EFF.org Updates by Mark M. Jaycox and Kurt Opsahl The privacy-invasive bill known as CISPA?the so-called ?cybersecurity? bill?was reintroduced in February 2013. Just like last year, the bill has stirred a tremendous amount of grassroots activism because it carves a loophole … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Italy election results, still on the agenda…

  Frattini: A Bersani-Berlusconi coalition can give Italy stability (Interview) from EurActiv.com Italian elections: And now for the warnings from around Europe – stay the course, or else… by Open Europe blog team Responses to the extraordinary results of the Italian elections have started to come in from around the rest of Europe, the most … Read more

Rehber: “Veri Korumaya Giriş”

İçindekiler Sunu / Sunuş / Önsöz KİŞİSEL VERİLER nelerdi?r? ni?çi?n önemsemeli? ANONİMLEŞTİRME si?z bi?r sayi deği?lsi AMACIN SINIRLANDIRILMASI İLKESİ sadece beli?rti?len amaç i?çi?n kullan VERİ İŞLEMEYE RAZI OLMAK i?zni?ni? BÜYÜK VERİLER endüstri?yel hammadd VERİ GÜVENLİĞİ VE İHLALLERİ di?kkatli? davranin TERCİHE GÖRE VE VARSAYILAN VERİ KORUMA gi?zli?li?k i?lkesi?ne göre tasarlanm SOSYAL PAYLAŞIM SİTELERİNDE GİZLİLİK VEVERİ KORUMA … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: Yandex vs. Google on Android app store… an Interview with Peter Sunde, co-founder of The Pirate Bay…

The ?six strike? Copyright Alert System is now in place: Here?s what you need to know from The Next Web by Alex Wilhelm ?Six Strikes? Anti-Piracy Plan Is Both Loathed and Watched Closely from Mashable! by Alex Fitzpatrick ?Six Strikes? Anti-Piracy Scheme Starts Today, With Mystery Punishments from TorrentFreak by Ernesto Yandex deals Google a … Read more

A social fabric roundup: Sertaç Sehlikoğlu on Vaginal obsessions in Turkey…Nargileh culture… Turkey losing ethnic tongues…

Vaginal obsessions in Turkey: an Islamic perspective from open Democracy News Analysis – by Sertaç Sehlikoğlu Recent controversies over women’s sexuality, abortion and reproductive rights in Turkey reveal unacceptable violations of women?s sexual privacy by male politicians, says Sertaç Sehlikoglu THY magazine fined for censoring article critcizing an alcohol ban from Hurriyet Daily News Writer … Read more

After Merkel visit. Not much seems to change soon between Turkey and EU relations…

Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel review a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in Ankara February 25, 2013. REUTERS/Altan Burgucu Merkel backs ‘open-ended’ Turkey’s EU talks from Yahoo news ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ? German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday the European Union should move forward with its talks with … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: Post-election stalemate in Italy, Cyprus votes for austerity…

Morning Brief: Post-election stalemate in Italy spooks investors from FP Passport by Ty McCormick Tense wait for Italian leftists in neck-and-neck election from Hurriyet Daily News Leftist supporters in Italy settled in for a tense wait at campaign headquarters.. Europe jitters over Italy deadlock from BBC News | Europe | World Edition European politicians and … Read more

Just another fiasco at the Turkish Judiciary: the Judge claims not to have found any experts on the Redhack (@theRedHack) Trial…

and thus some innocents kids remain in jail as the trial proceeds in a Kafkaesque manner… Here the news in Turkish. Expression Freedom in Turkey: Struggle, Abuses Resume Bianet Redhack launched a petition campaign over the social media regarding the hearing of theRedhack Case at the Ankara 13th High Criminal Court (26 November). bianet’s article series, “Murdered … Read more

Some Istanbulites did not like PSY’s Istanbul photo… Istanbul news roundup…

PSY shared the photo above while he was in Istanbul. Some did not like this “ugly” photo that represents Istanbul. Well but isn’t it one of the ways to represent Istanbul? Gangnam Style craze takes over Istanbul as PSY conquers a frenzied crowd from Hurriyet Daily News The South Korean YouTube sensation PSY gave a … Read more

Öcalan says finalization in 2-3 weeks, Erdoğan says peace process starts after PKK militans leave Turkey…

Kurdish peace process will start after PKK militants leaves Turkey, PM Erdoğan says from Hurriyet Daily News Any peace process in Turkey will only start after members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) Öcalan calls for finalization of process in two to three weeks from Hurriyet Daily News The imprisoned leader of the outlawed … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Karl Marx and Michael Moore, Turkish authories’ latest targets…

********** YÖK questions professor?s use of Marx, Moore after students complain from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey?s Higher Education Board (YÖK) asked an academic from Kocaeli University to explain why he listed a book.. Uludere panel to release final report without identifying responsible party from Hurriyet Daily News A parliamentary subcommittee is set to release its … Read more

Literati roundup: Significant push for Open Access with the White House promise… Orhan Pamuk interview… Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway…

White House promises open access to all federally funded research from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Jim Dezazzo sez, John Holdren, Obama’s science advisor, issued a directive on Friday to all research funding agencies to develop plans to make the results of federally-funded research publically available free of charge within 12 months of publication. It … Read more