Withholding @fuatavni account might actually mean for @Twitter to bow down to Turkish government…

Unlike many previous accounts that are withheld, Fuat Avni does not violate users’ privacy but provides insights about the government. I could not verify yet, but I hear Twitter might actually try a legal process to undo the request. We will see…  

Twitter withholds account of whistleblower Fuat Avni in Turkey

High Elections Board bans presidential television ad of Turkish PM Erdoğan

Hurriyet Daily News

The YSK has banned the broadcast of a television ad by presidential hopeful PM Erdoğan’s that was released on Aug. 4

Erdogan dominates Turkey’s uneven presidential race
Yahoo News
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Cheers erupted from the packed stands when Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan scored his third goal in a celebrity soccer match to mark the opening of an Istanbul stadium. His orange jersey bore the number 12, a reminder of

Is Erdogan’s Political Machine Glitching?

 The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be enjoying the moment right now. After all, he’s still ahead of his opponents and only 10 days remained to the presidential elections.

Turkey applied to Twitter a total of 183 times with removal requests this year, the social media site reported