Post coup attempt: More than 5300 academic staff laid off… Even the verified journalist accounts banned…

Higher Education Council: 5,342 Staff Members Laid Off  Bianet :: English The Council of Higher Education has announced that legal action has been initiated against 6,792 members, 5,342 of them laid off. Twitter refuses to explain censorship of verified journalist accounts in post-coup Turkey dailydot.com – Aug 12, 7:22 PM Twitter has made a name for … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: Ekşi Sözlük is the target of organized attacks…

As recently stated Ekşi Sözlük is one of the major internet sites that harbored an internet user culture in Turkey. From time to time, it has been targeted by conservative or Islamist citizens who are quite annoyed with the existence of such a major independent site despite the growth of Facebook and Twitter. There are … Read more