A dark election introduces darker times in Turkey

First of all, I have to strongly declare that as long as elections go through a transparent process and vote counting occurs without a major irregularity, I am ready to accept and  congratulate whatever results AKP gets. If the citizens of Turkey predominantly prefer to continue with AKP leadership, I respect this decision. I had … Read more

Erkan’s local election day timeline… (Will be Updated)

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A few honorable dailies against the dark side.. Citizens use guerrilla advertising tactics using opposition dailies in subways etc…

A few dailies in opposition spared their first pages for the war plans Turkish leaders had. Citizens leave these papers in subways, cafes etc, to disseminate news…    In the mean time the dailies of the dark side below target their colleagues and blame them being traitors.  And some dispatches:  Turkey and Twitter: major authors … Read more

A journalism roundup: “Engin Önder and Zeynep Tufekci on @140journos and the state of journalism in Turkey

Q&A: Engin Önder and Zeynep Tufekci on 140journos and the state of journalism in Turkey Nieman Journalism Lab Engin Önder is not a journalist, and he?ll be the first to tell you that. (?No way,? he said, laughing, when I asked.) Instead, Önder, who cofounded the Turkish citizen journalism platform 140journos, considers himself a citizen … Read more

Today’s censorship report: Youtube blocked… TorProject website blocked…

Turkey blocks access to YouTube after leak recordings of key security meeting Hurriyet Daily News Less than a week after a notorious ban on Twitter went into effect, the Turkish government blocked access to YouTube YouTube access blocked in Turkey BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey blocks access to YouTube, a day after a court … Read more

“Images show destruction of Istanbul forests….

  Images show destruction of Istanbul forests with bridge, highway construction   Satellite images taken over the last three years have depicted the destruction of huge forested areas on both sides of Istanbul Roads to Istanbul?s third bridge to cross first degree archeological sites Hurriyet Daily News The Northern Marmara highway will not only lead to … Read more

Twitter files for lawsuits in Turkish courts against the ban…

Twitter files for lawsuits in Turkish courts to get ongoing ban on its service lifted  The Next Web by Nick Summers Twitter is fighting to have the ban on its social network lifted in Turkey. Today, the company filed petitions for lawsuits in multiple Turkish courts, demanding that the current ban be lifted. Turkish court upholds appeal … Read more

Another Berkin Elvan Case. A 10-year-old kid wounded by pepper gas canister by head in Silvan. #DirenMehmetEzer Dispatches from Turkey…

More information about Mehmet Ezer’s situation here in Turkish. A few senior pro-Kurdish BDP officials are awaiting in Dicle Hospital as Mehmet is still in critical situation… In other news: Data Show Turkey’s Tweeters Beating Ban Technology Review Tweets in Turkish are down but not out, even as Turkey?s prime minister tries to block Twitter … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “12 names on EU sanctions.. Front National celebrates election success…”The Trials and Tribulations of Secure Free Software for the European Parliament…

  EU summit: 12 names on EU sanctions  Brussels Blog by James Fontanella-Khan FT Brussels blog?s chief writer Peter Spiegel has some scoopy tweets after having spoken to a few EU officials ahead of the summit MAIN FOCUS: Front National celebrates election success | 24/03/2014  euro|topics The Front National made considerable headway in local elections in France on Sunday. … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Ennn büyük?

Ennn büyük?   Büyük, yeni, dik, iri, diri? Oldum olası eril büyüklük, azamet, prim yapmıştır bu memlekette. Ezikliğin, bir baltaya sap olamamışlığın, taşralılığın ilacıdır büyük olan. ?Büyük? senin olmasa da vatanın yani bi parça da senindir? AKP?nin 2009 yerel seçim sloganı ?Sen Türkiye?sin büyük düşün? bu ruh halini en güzel özetleyen slogandı. Bu defa büyüklük AKP?nin … Read more

Bosphorus this morning…

Bosphorus today. via via via   and an İstanbul news roundup Countdown starts to Istanbul Film Festival The 10th Istanbul Film Festival will take place between April 5 and 20 and will show over 200 films in over 20 categories Istanbul gives a real taste of Turkish delight Irish Independent Such is the “extremely helpful” disposition … Read more

26 Mart Belge Özgürlüğü Günü

Son güncellemeler burada. Bu Yılki Kutlamalar Bu yılki kutlamalarımız ve detayları bu sayfadan ilan edilmektedir. Size en yakın kutlamalardan birine katılmak için burayı takip edebilirsiniz. Bir etkinlik düzenliyorsanız buradaki adımları takip ederek, dünya haritasına etkinliğinizi kaydetmeyi unutmayın. Şehrinizde, okulunuzda, ofisinizde vb bir yerde etkinlik düzenliyorsanız, posta listemize üye olup, lütfen bizimle de paylaşın!  Etkinliğiniz için size poster, sticker, kartpostal vs … Read more

First Legal Challenge to Twitter ban… A Turkey news roundup…

via    Turkey’s Ban On Twitter Faces First Legal Challenges  Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai A press organization and two experts in Internet law filed two challenges against Turkey’s Twitter ban on Monday.   Meltem Arıkan @MeltemArikan Youngstrs in Ankara are literally posting their tweets on to the streets#TweetterisblockedinTurkey pic.twitter.com/HfQQxKW4gA Turkey Heightens Twitter Censorship with Mandated IP Blocking Slashdot The … Read more

Dev amme hizmeti: 27 Mart’ta Bilgi’de 13:00’da Crypto Party #PUB204 dersinde @kemgozleresis ile.

İşten anlayan herkesi bekleriz, gruplar halinde uygulama yapılacağından ihtiyaç var iş bilen dostlara…  Facebook etkinlik sayfası  

NSA, the hacker… right into Huawei… A cyberculture roundup…

The NSA reportedly spied right into the heart of ?security threat? Huawei  The Next Web by Jon Russell The New York Times and German newspaper Spiegel Online have reported the existence of a document that purports to show the US government spying on Chinese tech company Huawei, the world?s second largest supplier of networking products, since at least 2009. … Read more