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Quoted in the CPJ report: “How Turkey silences journalists online, one removal request at a time
How Turkey silences journalists online, one removal request at a time By Ahmed Zidan/CPJ Digital Manager On June 19, Abdülhamit Bilici, the last editor-in-chief of the now-shuttered Turkish paper Zaman, tweeted about the... Read more
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A substantive piece on purged academics: “Beyond the purge: How academics in Turkey are facing up to repression by reimagining education
Beyond the purge: How academics in Turkey are facing up to repression by reimagining education Journalist Elif Ince spoke with Derya Keskin, Ulaş Bayraktar and Julia Strutz about how some... Read more
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Trump explicitly threatens Turkey for the arrested priest case, let’s see how independent Turkish judiciary will react…
WP: Trump Makes Deal with Israel to Free Citizen of Turkey Bianet :: English Washington Post has reported that Trump requested citizen of Turkey Ebru Özkan from Israel for Pastor Brunson... Read more
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Hi there. Blogspot blocked and unblocked in Turkey… A judiciary roundup…
Blogspot blocked in Turkey Turkey Blocks – Jul 24, 2:50 PM The Google-owned Blogspot blogging service has been blocked in Turkey on 24 July 2018, verified by the Turkey Blocks internet... Read more
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“Jailed MP Berberoğlu cuts all communication with all visitors in protest… A judiciary roundup…
Jailed MP Berberoğlu cuts all communication with all visitors in protest Hurriyet Daily News Jailed lawmaker Enis Berberoğlu said he would cut all communication with his family, lawyers, and fellow... Read more
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Osman Kavala still in prison for more than 260 days without an indictment… A judiciary roundup…
A photograph of rights advocate and businessperson Osman Kavala and his wife Prof. Dr. Ayşe Buğra Kavala has been published. It has been stated that the photograph published on the... Read more
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One of the most interesting Turkish televangelist Adnan Oktar detained for espionage and other crimes while he blames ‘British deep state’
Honestly, he was one of those I was hesitant to write about/against. He has a large legal team and despite his comical appearance, he and his followers are a scary... Read more
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Latest emergency state decree dismisses more than 18,500 public workers…
Turkey fires thousands of public servants in anti-terror purge World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Associated Press 18,632 people dismissed include police officers, military, teachers and academics Turkey has dismissed thousands of... Read more
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Life is hard: “How a Turkish translator landed in court on terror charges
I hope she will be ok. How a Turkish translator landed in court on terror charges Al-Monitor – Tunca Ogreten – Jul 5, 1:48 AM Back in November, thousands of Turks... Read more
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without a credible excuse, Istanbul Pride is banned again… a judiciary roundup…
Urgent: Istanbul Pride march must go ahead! Amnesty International Istanbul Pride was last permitted to take place in 2014. Over 90,000 people attended a vibrant, inclusive and peaceful march where... Read more
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While I am away… Journalists targeted in newspaper ads…
Things are getting as worse as possible. Today an imprisoned mafia leader explicitly targeted Karar daily columnists. Karar is a pro-Davutoğlu Islamist daily. One of the most aggressive ministers of internal affairs,... Read more
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#Journalism agenda: “Courage – Journalism is not a crime” – A documentary by Tom Heinemann
Courage – Journalism is not a crime http://www.courage-documentary.dk They are devoted to journalism but are under an immense pressure by governments, companies and criminals. They use the investigative toolbox to... Read more
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“Peace Index: Turkey Ranks Worse Than 148 Countries, Better Than 14…
Peace Index: Turkey Ranks Worse Than 148 Countries, Better Than 14 Bianet :: English Of 163 countries, Turkey has ranked 149th in the 2018 Global Peace Index, which marks a deterioration... Read more
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#TurkeyElections- Most creative online campaigns comes from the İYİ Party (@iyiparti) so far. Check out the Google ads…
Turkish opposition İYİ Party ‘trolls’ ruling AKP with Google ads Hurriyet Daily News The opposition İYİ (Good) Party, which is set to race in the upcoming June 24 elections, has started... Read more
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#TurkeyElections – For taxi driver votes, Turkish government seems to have killed another global business, Uber, in Turkey [going after Booking.com, PayPal and -not for profit- Wikipedia…
Legal blows to Uber raise taxi plate prices in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News The average price of a taxicab license plate in Istanbul has increased 6.6 percent in just two days,... Read more
