US Spy Programs May Break the Internet if Not Reformed, Google Leader Says Wired Top Stories by Kim Zetter You own your data. And the government needs to start respecting that. Twitter sues U.S. Justice Department for right to reveal government surveillance requests Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin In a blog post titled “Taking the fight for #transparency … Read more
Business tycoon Ağaoğlu slams Turkish deputy PM’s vow to shift focus from construction Ali Ağaoğlu, a construction mogul known for his close ties with the government, has denounced Ali Babacan’s pledge to shift the focus to developing industry, rather than construction ‘You Will Do Anything for Ratings’: More Outrage over the Wife Killer ‘Star’ of Turkish Daytime … Read more
The Ferguson Army: A song by Jonathan ‘Song a Day’ Mann Boing Boing Ferguson and the power of a free Internet Nieman Journalism Lab by Caroline O’Donovan In a piece posted to The Message collection on Medium today, University of North Carolina professor Zeynep Tufekci reveals how issues of net neutrality are altering the news coming out … Read more
İSTİKLÂL NEREDE YAŞAR? Geçtiğimiz günlerde Black Box İstanbul’da (BBI) gerçekleşen Pixies konserine gittim. Her şeyden önce, gerçekten kusursuza yakın bir konser deneyimi yaşadığımı belirtmek isterim. BBI gerek atmosfer, gerek mekân akustiği gerekse seyirciye sunduğu ferah alanıyla müzik severlerin yıllardır özlemini duyduğu bir performans mekânı haline gelmiş. Özellikle müzik severler yıllardan bu yana böyle bir mekânın … Read more
******************************* Footage reportedly shows Turkish consulate staff and Iraqi soldiers taken hostage by ISIL Hurriyet Daily News Ankara had expressed hope for the release of the 80 Turkish citizens taken hostage by ISIL Ankara ordered Turkish special forces in Mosul not to clash with ISIL: Report Hurriyet Daily News Ankara instructed the special forces protecting the … Read more
Turkish Court Says YouTube Ban Is Unconstitutional NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU DISPATCHES FROM TURKEY: Popular Twitter User Receives 15 Months of Prison Bianet :: English E. P., the owner of popular twitter user “Allah CC?, has been convicted to 15 months of prison for ?overtly humiliating religious values accepted by a faction of the society?. … Read more
Nothing changes but more police brutality in one year… I will switch to Twitter for immediate reporting…
Here is a timeline in Turkish. Documentary: Witnessing Gezi ************ Exhibition on Gezi to open on protests? first anniversary An art exhibition about last year?s Gezi protests will be displayed in two venues on the first anniversary of the protests.
Woman killed by soldiers on Turkish-Syrian border due to ?misunderstanding,? official says A 34-year-old woman was killed as she was trying to cross into Turkey on May 19 with her two children and her father ********** Prosecutors charge 35 for leftist protester?s killing, demand long prison sentences The case drew vast public attention after the … Read more
Global directory of freedom technologists: projects, networks, organisations media/anthropology by John Postill This is a working directory of some of the global projects, networks and organisations where leading freedom technologists congregate and collaborate. It is part of current research towards my forthcoming book Hacker, Lawyer, Journalist, Spy: Freedom Technologists and Political Change in an Age of Global Protest. Please note … Read more
via CNNTürk *************** Turkish labor minister passes the buck to energy minister over Soma disaster Labor Minister Faruk Çelik pointed the finger at Energy Minister Taner Yıldız regarding criticisms over the Soma disaster US rejects ?apparent use of unprovoked violence? in Soma videos Washington has condemned the use of ‘unprovoked violence’ against protests during a … Read more
Prosecutors demand up to three years in jail for 13-year-old involved in Soma protest A 13-year-old faces between six months and three years in jail for participating in a protest in the Aegean province of İzmir on May 17. US condemns ?apparent use of unprovoked violence? in Soma videos Washington has condemned the use of ‘unprovoked violence’ … Read more
YES HIS SHOES WERE DAMAGED WHEN HE WAS KICKING…. via A Facebook profile shows that a miner who was killed, was 16 when first started to work… https://twitter.com/can_soyer/status/467234327806242817 SMS sent to miners, threatening them to be fired, if they attend protests.. Soma maden işçileri gelen mesaja göre bugün yapılcak eyleme katılırlarsa işten atılacaklar … Read more
ETHEM SARISÜLÜK CASE: Police Şahbaz Ordered to Stand Trial Bianet :: English Ankara 6th High Criminal Court ordered top suspect police officer Şahbaz to attend the next hearing on the case of Ethem Sarısülük, a Gezi Resistance protestor who was shot dead by police fire. Murder suspect absent again in Gezi Park protester murder case … Read more