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Not only brain drain, capital drain, elites drain etc. “Spurning Erdogan’s Vision, Turks Leave in Droves, Draining Money and Talent…
Spurning Erdogan’s Vision, Turks Leave in Droves, Draining Money and Talent NYT > Turkey by By CARLOTTA GALL Driven by fear of persecution and economic mismanagement, the exodus threatens to reorder the... Read more
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Netflix gave in to Saudis. So let’s share it: “Saudi Arabia | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj #cyberculture agenda
Netflix pulls ‘Patriot Act’ episode in Saudi Arabia after it criticized … https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/01/middleeast/netflix-patriot-act-hasan…/index.html 10 hours ago – Netflix has blocked an episode of a comedy show which is critical of Crown Prince... Read more
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In Turkey, Legal Action Taken Against 18,376 People Due to ‘Social Media in 2018, including HSBC Turkey chief…
HSBC Turkey chief under investigation for insulting Erdogan The Financial Times – Laura Pitel in Ankara – Dec 31, 4:43 AM The head of HSBC in Turkey is under investigation for... Read more
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Most read posts in 2018 in Erkan’s Field Diary…
image via I have unintentionally created some clickable posts, I guess. 1 grams7enufi7jmdl.onion Gram: “Google for the dark web.” A Cyberculture roundup… 2 A video: Turkish Porn Star Şahin K’s... Read more
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Istanbul is ready for New Year’s Eve with nearly 40K security personnel…
image via 39000 security personnel to be on duty on New Year’s Eve in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News The director of Istanbul undercover police units announced on Dec. 29 that security measures have... Read more
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“2018 Was a Rough Year for Truth Online” #journalism #cyberculture
2018 Was a Rough Year for Truth Online Wired Top Stories by Paris Martineau The internet has been awash with misinformation for years, but researchers are finally realizing it’s hard to quantify... Read more
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Two veteran actors comment about fascism, then targeted and released on probation…
I guess this proves their points. Nearly anyone at my age and older grew up watching comedy films in which Metin Akpınar was one of the main actors. New Turkish... Read more
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Courthouse lightning is the new thing in Turkey
As the state of justice declines fast, Turkey seems to be investing in weird courthouse lightning… Journalist Ümit Alan tweeted about one of them and some in the subtweet posted... Read more
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Quoted in “Fact-checkers seek out grain of truth in Turkey’s fake-news onslaught
Fact-checkers seek out grain of truth in Turkey’s fake-news onslaught POLITICO.eu ISTANBUL — The truth is having a hard time in Turkey these days. A government-led crackdown has shuttered scores... Read more
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#Cyberculture: Facebook 2018 scandals… Social media and ‘Crucial Evidence Of War Crimes Is Vanishing
The Histories Of Today’s Wars Are Being Written On Social Media, But Crucial Evidence Of War Crimes Is Vanishing BuzzFeed News – Megha Rajagopalan – Dec 22, 6:30 AM Dressed in... Read more
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Terrible: “Turkey ranks 130th in gender gap index…
Turkey ranks 130th in gender gap index Hurriyet Daily News Turkey has been ranked 130th in the World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index out of 149 countries, while recording progress... Read more
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Paying tributes to metal gods in Anaheim, CA
Wherever I go, I pay my tributes to metal gods (Do you remember my Black Metal sites visit in Norway?). Now I am thinking it has been 30 years I listen... Read more
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#Europa agenda: “‘Man-free’ event found guilty of discrimination (!)
Statement festival: ‘Man-free’ event found guilty of discrimination BBC News | Europe | World Edition The festival is billed as “the world’s first major music festival for women, non-binary and... Read more
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What a shame: “Der Spiegel says top journalist faked stories for years… #journalism
Der Spiegel says top journalist faked stories for years The Guardian Der Spiegel says top journalist faked stories for years … Earlier this month, he won Germany’s Reporterpreis (Reporter of the Year) for his... Read more
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Ups and downs between Turkey and the US in the last couple days…
In just a few days, As Flynn Case Winds Down, Investigation of Turkish Lobbying Persists and a Turkish businessman are among the indicted. It seems that Ekim Alptekin is a significant... Read more
