Carlos Latuff

More than 11K teachers fired, 28 HDP municipalities to be seized, Altan Brothers arrested without no substantive judiciary process…

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More than 11,000 teachers suspended over PKK links More than 11,000 teachers have been suspended over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey’s Education Ministry announced on Sept. 8 Turkey Uses Post-Coup Emergency Decree to Purge Mayors and Teachers NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU The government said it would take over the … Read more

Strange days. “DW interview with Turkish youth minister seized” but ministry refutes…

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DW interview with Turkish youth minister seized by ministry The record of an interview with Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Akif Çağatay Kılıç that was slated to be published for a program on Deutsche Welle (DW) has been seized by ministry officials after the interview was completed Turkish Sports Ministry refutes claims on seizure of DW interview … Read more

Turkey’s well known photographer, Ara Güler, took Erdoğan’s photos and some reactions followed…

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In Turkey’s repressive news agenda this is already past. But for the record here, Ara Güler, an Armenian Turkish journalist took photos of Erdoğan’s family recently. Yet another PR show for Erdoğan’s family (photo gallery here). Ara Güler is known to be relatively close to AKP circles and he is known to ignore social issues in … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: “The Internet’s Own Boy”… “Germany Ends Contract With Verizon…

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  “The Internet’s Own Boy”: How the government destroyed Aaron Swartz A film tells the story of the coder-activist who fought corporate power and corruption — and paid a cruel price NSA Fallout: Germany Ends Contract With Verizon Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai The German government has decided not to renew a contract with Verizon out of fear … Read more