Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: 57 maddede uzlaşı… Anayasa için referandum tarihi…

  Yeni Anayasa için 27 maddede uzlaşı Star Gündem TBMM Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu çalışmalarında 48 maddede sağlanan mutabakatın yanı sıra 3 partinin uzlaştığı madde sayısı 27 oldu   Başbakan Erdoğan’ın Hayalleri Söndü! Anayasa Görüşmelerini Tıkayan … Turk Time TBMM’de dört partinin katılmı ile yaklaşık 2 yıldır devam eden yeniAnayasa çalışmalarında, tıkanma noktası olan Başkanlık sisteminden … Read more

This was an ordinary Taksim evening before the police intervention… #DirenBerkinElvan

It was to honor Berkin Elvan, a kid who is a victim of police violence and who has been in coma for more than one month… via @dkpbg Dekompro via 140journos 140journos via orangelifejackt Murat Erdogan via ikrar69 İkrar Sarısülük via 140journos 140journos pnarongun Pınar Ongun. as of 20:10 Istiklal Street

Abdulhamid II style. Informant boxes in neighbourhoods…Student loan cuts claim for Gezi participants.. A social fabric roundup

Abdul Hamid II Turkish minister refutes student loan cuts claim for Gezi participants Youth and Sports Minister Suat Kılıç has refuted allegations that university students who participated in the Gezi Park protests will not be eligible for loans ?Informant boxes? to be installed in Turkey The police will install informant stations in neighborhoods, ostensibly to … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Ekşi Sözlük is the target of organized attacks…

As recently stated Ekşi Sözlük is one of the major internet sites that harbored an internet user culture in Turkey. From time to time, it has been targeted by conservative or Islamist citizens who are quite annoyed with the existence of such a major independent site despite the growth of Facebook and Twitter. There are … Read more

Eurosphere roundup: “European data protection under a cloud

Who’s accountable for Britain’s Internet censorwall? Jim from the UK Open Rights Group sez, “It seems Cameron and Perry have ignored official government policy, invented their own policy and forced it onto UK ISPs. With no legislation, and no complaints from Lib Dem MPS or the ISPs, we have completely unaccountable “nudge censorship” being forced … Read more

Eylül korkusu… Toplum korkusu

Gezi direnişindeki sosyolojik motifleri inkar etmek/yok saymak üzerine kurulu iktidar söylemi şimdi de Eylül’de olabilecekler üzerinden yeni bir endişe dalgası yaratmaya çalışıyor. İnsanların niye sokağa çıktığını anlamak yerine olayı aylar öncesinden hazırlanmış bir darbe kalkışması olarak anlamlandırmayı tercih edince her toplumsal durum da bu büyük darbe kurgusunun bir parçası haline geliyor. Haliyle rutin toplumsal durumlar, … Read more

“Anthropologists as Spies… RIP: Prof. George Stocking Jr….An anthropology roundup..

George Stocking Jr., ‘Anthropology’s Anthropologist,’ Dies at 84 New York Times George W. Stocking Jr., a historian of science who chronicled the norms, customs and tribal beliefs of modern anthropologists, documenting a history of racial bias and ethnocentrism as well as great insights, died on July 13 in Chicago. He was 84 Anthropologists as Spies This piece … Read more

?JavaScript journalism?… a Journalism roundup…

Arguing for a new genre: ?JavaScript journalism? Ray Daly of The Washington Post has been writing JavaScript since the 1990s. In May, hespoke at JSConf about ?JavaScript journalism? ? the idea that just as it took some time for photojournalism to be respected as a distinct field, it?s now proper to define JavaScript journalism as its own thing, a … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Increase in homophobic murders… Pressure on media…

Turkish newspaper watchdog punished for baring teeth The sacking of Yavuz Baydar from his role as ombudsman of Sabah demonstrates the extent of the PM’s influence Milliyet appoints Ankara representative Fikret Bila as new editor-in-chief One of Turkey?s most prominent mainstream newspapers, Milliyet, has appointed its veteran Ankara representative, Fikret Bila, as the new editor-in-chief, … Read more

The Manning Verdict: …convicted on lesser charges, faces up to 136 years

Manning Verdict and the Dangerous ?Hacker Madness? Prosecution Strategy Bradley Manning was convicted (PDF) on 19 counts today, including charges under the Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for leaking approximately 700,000 government documents to WikiLeaks. While it was a relief was that he was not convicted of the worst charge ?aiding … Read more

Ayşe Özer’den yeni yazı: EVDE KALMIŞ KIZ KURULARI VE ŞEN DULLAR APARTMANI

EVDE KALMIŞ KIZ KURULARI VE ŞEN DULLAR APARTMANI Evde otur, otur, otur e tabii kurudunuz kaldınız öyle. Bir de hepsi evde kalmış oluyor başka bir mekanda değil. Arabada kalamıyorsun mesela. O zaman kızlığından şüphe duyuluyor herhalde ondan. Arka koltuk tehlike arz edebilir. Arabada beş, evde on beş durumu olabilir. Amcalar fazla Amerikan filmi izlemişler, üstüne … Read more

Erkan out of Istanbul for a few days….

A short road trip is about to begin in a few hours. Our TA Anıl and one of the newly graduated students Fulya come along with me. I was invited to organize a digital activism workshop in an annual camp in İzmir organized by Öğrenci Kolektifleri [Student Collectives]. I will probably hang around for a … Read more

Bloodshed in Egypt.. At least 70 die… A FP roundup…

Death toll from attack on Morsi supporters rises to at least 70: Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian security forces shot dead at least 70 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi early on July 27, the Muslim Brotherhood said   Turkey moves for ?holy alliance? with Kurds, ?non-radical? Syria rebels Fearing another autonomous Kurdish region next to its … Read more

Cyberculture roundup: Manning trial, Cameron’s Porn Filter, Apple’s ebook crisis…

  European Commission accepts Penguin?s proposals to scrap Apple ebook agency agreements The European Commission has accepted book publisher Penguin?s proposals to scrap all of its existing ebook agency agreements ? including its deal with Apple, most importantly ? and refrain from adopting any similar partnerships for the next five years. Journalists at Bradley Manning … Read more

Can Erol (@canerol) bir Mourinho yazısıyla EFD’ye döndü: “Special One —> Happy One”

Special One —> Happy One 27 senelik ömrümüm, 20’sinde futbol var sanırım ve bu süreçte beni en çok etkileyen adamların başında Jose Mourinho geliyor. Gittiği her takımda farklılık yaratması, sivri diliyle her zaman gündemde kalmayı başarması ve kendine olan aşırı güveniyle biliriz Mourinho’yu. 2004 yılında Chelsea‘ye imza attığında oldukça iddialı konuşmuştu. Tam olarak şunları diyordu : ” En üst … Read more