“Unemployed Journalists Chasing News” project of IPS Communication Foundation / bianet realized by the journalists who have been left unemployed, is now online as an e-book in Kurdish and English. Please find the links below for English, Kurdish and Turkish versions of the e-book: Unemployed Journalists Chasing News (ENG) Rojnamegerên bêkar li pey nûçeya xwe ne (KUR) … Read more
Turkey investigates Galatasaray fans over ‘Gülenist’ Rocky poster World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul hide Pro-government media say display in stands evoked words of Fethullah Gülen, who is suspected of orchestrating coup plot Turkey has launched an investigation into the football club Galatasaray after fans at a match held up a giant image … Read more
Germany Tightens Screws on International Funds to Turkey Bloomberg – More stories by Birgit Jennen – Oct 25, 10:22 AM The German government is wielding its influence with international development institutions to restrict financing to Turkey over an escalating political dispute, people familiar with the matter said. Germany is actively working to cut funding to ************** … Read more
İstedik ki Blockchain ve ayrıca ilişkili olarak Bitcoin ve benzeri kripto-paralarla ilgili yeni başlayanların anlayabileceği bir rehber oluşturalım. Şahsen benim de ihtiyacım vardı. Bu bağlamda Arda Çetin bizi kırmadı, yeni sezonun ilk bölümünün konuğu oldu. İdil Ece Cangözen ile sunacağımız yeni sezon İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi’nin Youtube üzerinden işleyen kanalında yayınlanacak. Çarşamba günleri 15:30’da kendi kanallarımızdan … Read more
The Future of Truth and Misinformation Online Pew Internet Rss Feed: Reports by Pew Research Center In late 2016, Oxford Dictionaries selected “post-truth” as the word of the year, defining it as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” The video game industry’s … Read more
Catalonia crisis: Spain moves to suspend autonomy BBC News | Europe | World Edition Spain is to begin the process of imposing direct rule on Catalonia after a disputed independence vote. EU summit begins with ultimatum day in Catalonia EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev Spain’s political showdown with Catalonia is set to reach a new level on Thursday (19 … Read more
Why we need to understand misinformation through visuals First Draft News by Nic Dias Following the London Westminster terrorist attack in March of this year, an image representing the strength and solidarity of Londoners emerged on Twitter. It’s not uncommon for workers on the London Underground to write messages of national unity on tube signs following tragic events, and … Read more
7-Day Detention for Osman Kavala Bianet :: English Businessperson Kavala known with his NGO works, Kavala has been detained on his return from a meeting of a project planned to be realized in cooperation with Goethe Institute in Antep. Activist, Businessperson Osman Kavala Detained Bianet :: English Businessperson Kavala known with his NGO works, has been detained … Read more
World’s 10th Most Dangerous City for Women: İstanbul Bianet :: English According to Thomson Reuters Foundation’s survey, İstanbul is the 10th most dangerous city for women among 19 megacities. Istanbul Taxi Cameras Prompt Surveillance Concerns Voice of America In Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, cameras are being installed inside taxis in a move city authorities claim will provide security … Read more
Malta blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in car bomb attack BBC News | Europe | World Edition Government critic Daphne Caruana Galizia dies in an attack the PM calls “barbaric”. Why does Catalonia want independence? BBC News | Europe | World Edition Why is there a Catalan crisis? The answer is in its past, as Europe correspondent … Read more
Comical Unintended Consequences of Turkish President Erdogan’s State Visit to Serbia Global Voices Online by Marko Angelov Screenshot of satirical “news” entitled ““In honour of Erdoğan’s visit, 17 journalists were arrested today” by Njuz.net, a Serbian website similar to Onion.com. Why a New York Court Case Has Rattled Turkey’s President New York Times – Patrick Kingsley – Oct … Read more
Learning to Trust Machines That Learn SAPIENS by Matthew Gwynfryn Thomas and Djuke Veldhuis Imagine lying on a hospital bed. Doctors with grave expressions hover. One leans down to tell you that you are terribly sick and says they recommend a risky procedure as your best hope. You ask them to explain what’s going on. They cannot. … Read more
It all started with a Twitter message: Sadece Türkiye'de olacak şeylerden biri. https://t.co/CmSHDDmRNK — Ozan Barselonevî (@terraincognitae) October 13, 2017 Bizimki Leyla Erbil ve Orhan Pamuk'la birlikte sempozyumlarda bildiri sunuyor😎MSGSÜ pic.twitter.com/8747lgfuso — Handan İnci (@handaninciMSGSU) October 13, 2017 “Dostlar neler oluyor yav😎” pic.twitter.com/tDxz4nYOX5 — Abdullah Turut (@A_turut91) October 13, 2017
Celebrities – Stiller, Ruffalo, Gabriel, Kidjo, Goldberg, Galifianakis etc – call on #Turkey to release #Istanbul10 https://t.co/tk6z431FJf pic.twitter.com/dMXvjyy8pw — Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) October 12, 2017 Opinion | The man at the crux the of U.S.-Turkey dispute is about to go on trial Washington Post – Oct 12 At the center of the increasingly bitter dispute between … Read more
Meet the EU’s adorably awkward real-life superhero: Captain Europe The Next Web by Már Másson Maack I know that this doesn’t strictly have anything to do with tech — except for the social media presence — but trust me, you’ll want to know more about this. While scrolling through Twitter, on the prowl for stories on EU … Read more