If another country did that I would be less suspicious, but current Turkish government has been using fines as a political pressure tool for ages now… Turkey fines Google $25.6 mln for breaching competition law Hurriyet Daily News Turkish authorities have fined Google on Nov. 13 196.7 million Turkish liras ($25.6 million) for breaching the country’s … Read more
I am surprised that even Tiktok did not comply with the new law. Let’s see what happens next… Turkey fines Facebook, others over new social media law Turkey on Nov. 4 fined Facebook, Twitter and three other social media companies for failing to appoint a country representative under a controversial law which came into force … Read more
Powerful & heartbreaking responses from a country devastated from 20 years of AKP rule. Responses highlight the many recent tragedies that have happened – political violence, femicide, workplace accidents caused by negligence & corruption, environmental/cultural destruction. https://t.co/EurlXzVW75 — Nick Ashdown (@Nick_Ashdown) October 21, 2020 Reactions against AKP’s ‘Who are you?’ video: ‘We are the … Read more
Turkey Freedom House Internet freedom declined this year in Turkey after the government temporarily blocked social media platforms, leaving people living in the south of the country without access to essential services and tools. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s The Pandemic’s Digital Shadow Freedom House The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global … Read more
Facebook surprised many of us by deciding not to appoint a representative in Turkey. It had its quite reasonable reasons. They do not want to escalate tension with the Turkish government but they had no choice. In the meantime, I heard some admins in Turkey’s Google businesses do not take the law seriously and due … Read more
Facebook rejects Turkey’s new obligation to appoint representatives ‘in major blow to gov’t’ Social media giant Facebook has rejected Turkey’s new obligation to appoint representatives to the country in what an expert said “a major blow to the government.” Cyber rights activist Yaman Akdeniz announced the company’s decision from his Twitter account, as he also … Read more
Tighter control over social media, massive use of cyber-censorship | Reporters without borders Bienvenue sur le site de Reporter sans frontières | RSF – Oct 1, 12:53 AM All social media including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube will be impacted by the amendment to the law on Internet crimes that comes into effect today. Passed … Read more
Broadcast ban placed on reports about arrest of Turkish Islamic cult leader charged with sexual harassment Duvar English Turkish Islamist cult leader arrested over charges of sexual assaulting 12-year-old girl A broadcast ban has been imposed by prosecutors on news reports concerning the arrest of Eyüp Fatih Şağban, the leader of the Uşşaki Islamic cult who … Read more
Can Okar reported that three Twitter accounts that had huge followings are actually fictional. They pretend to have the expertise and they claim to have formal credentials but it all seems wrong: https://twitter.com/inebahti/status/1300173264392773634 https://twitter.com/inebahti/status/1300173264392773634?s=03 Literally this morning I was searching for info about this mysterious Paola v Eulenburg because the account seemed super fake. … Read more
Created by the veteran journalist Ruşen Çakır, Medyascope TV is making a difference in Turkey’s media scene. It is more effective through its Youtube channel. Its 5th year celebration text in Turkish here.
All my media appearances here Turkish courts play whack-a-mole with independent news outlets By Özgür Öğret on August 13, 2020 1:28 PM EDT In March, 2020, Turkey’s Constitutional Court issued an unexpected decision, overruling a local court that blocked a news website in 2015, according to news reports. But the editor who filed the appeal with the court … Read more
My all media appearances can be found here. Media in Turkey: a testing site of censorship and control Lastest news – Osservatorio Balcani e Ca… Turkey is currently the largest prison for journalists in the world, with over 80 media workers in detention. As if that were not enough, the Turkish parliament has just passed a … Read more
Osman Kavala Should be Released United States Department of State – Jul 27 As of this week, Turkish philanthropist and civil society leader Osman Kavala has spent 1,000 days in detention without being convicted of any crime. The United States underscores the importance of respecting international obligations and Statement by Osman Kavala who is imprisoned for 1.000 … Read more
He is probably pissed of with his recent Youtube performance but also some insults received yesterday related to his newly born grandson. In the last analysis, this is yet another diversion technique. He likes to do that. Otherwise, his reign is already squeezing citizens out of breath in the social media platforms… On June 26 … Read more
I was busy with some other stuff and I could not post this on time. Nowadays AKP leadership decided that they may be losing popularity and they are trying to reach out to the younger generations. Erdoğan had a live Youtube session just before the national university entrance examination, whose date has been changed several … Read more