turkish cybersphere

WJS piece: “How Turkey’s Erdogan became one of the world’s most determined Internet censors

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How Turkey’s Erdogan became one of the world’s most determined Internet censors ISTANBUL?Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rode around Google Inc.GOOGL +0.68% headquarters last spring in the company’s self-driving car, tried on Google Glass eyewear and vowed to keep digitizing the economy in the country he has ruled since 2003. Since then, the 60-year-old Mr. Erdogan has turned his democratically … Read more

Twitter’s trial with Turkey… as Turkey desires to create her own intranet…

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#NoJoke Meet Turkey’s AKpitter, the alternative Twitter for AKP supporters (no official affiliation with AKP though) pic.twitter.com/pSUungWGpq Turkey mulls leaving World Wide Web, minister says   Communications Minister Lütfi Elvan has said Turkey may leave the World Wide Web (www) to establish its own “ttt” protocol. Elvan also argued an international convention to control the … Read more

Erkan’s Field Diary 10 Yaşında. 8 Mayıs’ta Partilemeli. #EFD10Yaşında

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Erkan’s Field Diary Haziran 2014’te 10 yaşına giriyor.  Daha önce 250 bininci, 500 bininci ve en son 1 milyonuncu ziyaret partileri yapmıştık. Şimdi de 10. yıl partisine geçiyoruz. 8 Mayıs 2014 akşamı Taksim’de Tektekçi‘deyiz. Önümüzdeki günlerde Yaratıcı Fikirler Enstitüsü‘nün katkıları gelmeye başlayacak. Parti müzikleri ise birbabaindie ‘den gelecek. Parti fikrini duyunca ilk katkıda bulunan dostlarımız. … Read more

Yeni Medya Çalışmaları II. Ulusal Kongre Katılım Çağrısı

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Yeni Medya Çalışmaları II. Ulusal Kongre Katılım Çağrısı 26-27 Şubat 2015 Kadir Has Üniversitesi İstanbul http://www.yenimedya.org.tr kongre@yenimedya.org.tr Bildiri özetlerinin gönderilmesi için son tarih +23 MAYIS 2014 Kabul edilen bildirilerin ilanı 30 HAZİRAN 2014 Bildiri tam metinlerinin gönderilmesi için son tarih 3 EKİM 2014 ——- Yeni Medya, özellikle de İnternet 21. Yüzyılda daha fazla demokrasi, tartışma … Read more

Visiting Twitter Team: No office in Turkey in near future, No personal data to be given to government…

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Let me briefly sum up what I have written in Turkish. I was invited to a meeting today with the Twitter team that visits Turkey and holds government-level talks. It looks like pro-AKP media continued to create misinformation… * No Twitter office to be opened in Turkey soon. Decision to open an office is based … Read more

12 April 1993. The Day Turkey connected to WWW…

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Thus, it is not only my birthday but also the birthday of Internet in Turkey;) But not a happy one  with more than 40 thousand sites blocked, Twitter etc ban…   photo via RT Opinion?@rtopinion Internet Week activities in Turkey can be found here.  In the mean time:  Turkey PM threatens to ‘go after’ Twitter for tax … Read more

EFD Rights Watch: “YouTube to remain blocked in Turkey despite court order…

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BTK Insists on YouTube Ban Bianet :: English Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) stated that YouTube ban must continue.Telecommunication lawyer Gökhan Ahi said that BTK insisted on YouTube ban arbitrarily despite the court verdict. AKP deputy applies to Constitutional Court for blocking Twitter Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Parliament Constitution Commission?s head Burhan Kuzu applied … Read more

Turkish government keen on attacking social media, Still defending Twitter ban…

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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

Oh boy, YouTube files complaint to Turkish Constitutional Court…. While US envoy says Turkey?s image hurt by graft claims….

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YouTube files complaint to Turkish Constitutional Court Hurriyet Daily News YouTube has filed an individual complaint to the Turkish Constitutional Court against the ongoing ban through its lawyer Turkey?s image hurt by graft claims: US envoy   The US top diplomat in Turkey issues a veiled rebuke of the Turkish government for its recent censorship of Twitter … Read more

A few notes AKP?s Social Media Strategies and Counter-Moves

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This piece was written more than a month ago for a monthly magazine. For some reasons, maybe because of my sloppy style, it wasn’t published. It still has some validity so here it is: AKP?s Social Media Strategies and Counter-Moves   AKP?s Social Media Strategies and Counter-Moves   This essay is an attempt to outline … Read more

Twitter ban lifted, Youtube still banned AND serious allegations of DNS hijacking…

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TunnelBear ?@theTunnelBear  Welcome #Turkey back to Twitter! TunnelBear will be here for you next time! rawr! #twitternotblockedinturkey Here are two serious analyses: http://www.bortzmeyer.org/dns-routing-hijack-turkey.html https://labs.ripe.net/Members/emileaben/a-ripe-atlas-view-of-internet-meddling-in-turkey Turkey lifts Twitter ban after court ruling World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Two-week-old ban is lifted after Turkey’s constitutional court rules that it breaches freedom of expression laws US Representatives introduce resolution against Turkey?s ban on Twitter … Read more

Despite Constitutional Court order, AKP government continues to block Twitter. Kind of a coup d’etat?

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RIGHTS – Constitutional Court orders authorities to unblock Twitter hurriyetdailynews.com ? The Constitutional Court has ordered authorities to unblock Twitter, saying the decision violated the rights of users who had appealed the decision. Regarding individual complaints, the court has unanimously ruled the ban is a violation of free RIGHTS – Twitter can be unblocked for just … Read more

Today’s censorship report: Youtube blocked… TorProject website blocked…

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Turkey blocks access to YouTube after leak recordings of key security meeting Hurriyet Daily News Less than a week after a notorious ban on Twitter went into effect, the Turkish government blocked access to YouTube YouTube access blocked in Turkey BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey blocks access to YouTube, a day after a court … Read more

26 Mart Belge Özgürlüğü Günü

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Son güncellemeler burada. Bu Yılki Kutlamalar Bu yılki kutlamalarımız ve detayları bu sayfadan ilan edilmektedir. Size en yakın kutlamalardan birine katılmak için burayı takip edebilirsiniz. Bir etkinlik düzenliyorsanız buradaki adımları takip ederek, dünya haritasına etkinliğinizi kaydetmeyi unutmayın. Şehrinizde, okulunuzda, ofisinizde vb bir yerde etkinlik düzenliyorsanız, posta listemize üye olup, lütfen bizimle de paylaşın!  Etkinliğiniz için size poster, sticker, kartpostal vs … Read more

Dev amme hizmeti: 27 Mart’ta Bilgi’de 13:00’da Crypto Party #PUB204 dersinde @kemgozleresis ile.

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İşten anlayan herkesi bekleriz, gruplar halinde uygulama yapılacağından ihtiyaç var iş bilen dostlara…  Facebook etkinlik sayfası