19 detained as part of probe into Soma mine accident: Governor Nineteen people were detained May 18 as part of the investigation into the Soma coal mine accident, the Manisa Governor has said in a statement. Meanwhile, the entrance of the mine has been closed with a brick wall in a move that raised eyebrows Soma under … Read more
Turkish minister advises families to teach children to scream to prevent murders The recent murders of children around Turkey has prompted the family minister to take new steps to protect their offspring Gülen under probe as Turkish PM increases pressure US-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen is being investigated for attempting to prevent the government from functioning CHP … Read more
High court?s Twitter verdict should be overturned: Turkish PM Hurriyet Daily News Reiterating his government?s harsh criticisms against the Constitutional Court?s ruling lifting a ban on Twitter, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called the ruling wrong Social media firms evade tax: Turkish finance minister Hurriyet Daily News Social media companies yield undeserved gains in … Read more
CHP leader?s attacker expelled from ruling AKP, deputy head says Hurriyet Daily News The man who attacked main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was a member of the Justice and Development Party Assailant says the attack was premeditated after being annoyed by CHP leader?s speeches Hurriyet Daily News The attacker reportedly planned the assault a month ago … Read more
LRB · Seymour M. Hersh · The Red Line and the Rat Line lrb.co.uk ? Seymour M. Hersh ? Apr 6 ? Obama’s change of mind had its origins at Porton Down, the defence laboratory in Wiltshire. British intelligence had obtained a sample of the sarin used in the 21 August attack and analysis … Read more
Twitter files for lawsuits in Turkish courts to get ongoing ban on its service lifted The Next Web by Nick Summers Twitter is fighting to have the ban on its social network lifted in Turkey. Today, the company filed petitions for lawsuits in multiple Turkish courts, demanding that the current ban be lifted. Turkish court upholds appeal … Read more
via Turkey’s Ban On Twitter Faces First Legal Challenges Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai A press organization and two experts in Internet law filed two challenges against Turkey’s Twitter ban on Monday. Meltem Arıkan @MeltemArikan Youngstrs in Ankara are literally posting their tweets on to the streets#TweetterisblockedinTurkey pic.twitter.com/HfQQxKW4gA Turkey Heightens Twitter Censorship with Mandated IP Blocking Slashdot The … Read more
@LatuffCartoons http://t.co/zRQZ0z0Pzr (https://twitter.com/kivanceliacik/status/447345356234571776) uzaymekiği tamircisi (@_exclusive_____) saat +9:43 AM on Cmt, Mar 22, 2014 gibi tweetledi: Bütün dünya Duble yolları konuşuyor http://t.co/bDmIlnmc6a (https://twitter.com/_exclusive_____/status/447277269208145920) CK (@cngzkync) saat +11:08 AM on Cmt, Mar 22, 2014 gibi tweetledi: Yine hortladı…kuş gribi http://t.co/HaFt84kObF (https://twitter.com/cngzkync/status/447298792723730432) Turkish tweeps fight Erdogan with memes Storified by The Stream Following a ban on Twitter, Turks defied government ruling to send a reported … Read more
It?s Not Twitter It?s The Eclipse Of Reason Twitter has become a basic communication tool for the users in Turkey to exercise freedom of speech. The President, The Prime Minister and the commissioners, journalists, bureaucrats, members of the parliament, writers, artists, unionists and activists, people with different political ideologies, oppressed groups and people from different parts of … Read more
I and another colleague of mine and 8 of our students are attending an Erasmus IP Project lectures in Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal. We will be the guest of IADE Lisboa. You would probably not recognize that I am not in Turkey as I will probably keep posting Turkey related stuff/ as I will probably not … Read more
Turkish President Gül admits decline of media freedom Turkish media has the right to rise up against ‘wrongful practices,’ Abdullah Gül says Turkey president signs controversial Internet law into force Ankara (AFP) – Turkey’s president, Abdullah Gul, said Tuesday he had signed into force a controversial law voted in by the government … Read more
The killing of Ali Ismail Korkmaz The trial over the death of a Turkish protester last summer has begun – but will justice be served? **************** Turkey violations shaping ECHR case-law The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled for Turkey 182 violations last year, in a total of 118 judgments.
Turkey deports Azeri journalist reporting for Today?s Zaman The daily said that Zeynalov?s deportation resulted from an application by the Prime Ministry Today’s Zaman Reporter Zeynalov Deported Mahir Zeynalov, an Azerbaijan national who worked at Today?s Zaman newspaper for 4 years, have been deported after facing prosecution related to a tweet. Turkey kicks out … Read more
Farewell to Internet Yesterday night, the censorship and surveillance bill has passed from Turkish parliament. At the same time, I wrote a letter to internet to say goodbye. Because after this bill, there won?t be a world wide web for Turkey anymore. Turkey: Internet Curbs Approved Parliament approved legislation allowing Turkey?s telecommunications authority to block websites without a prior … Read more
As Emre Kızılkaya of Hürriyet sums up: Pirate Party of Turkey recently elaborated what was expected in this Censorship Law. We will keep up the fight against which is getting closer to tyranny in Turkey… That was not future we hoped to have… Turkey poised to crack down on Internet usage USATODAY.com ? Feb 5 ? ISTANBUL … Read more