’21st century book burning,’ U.S. official blog slams Ankara The official blog of U.S. Department of State has published a vitriolic post, slamming Turkey’s blocking of Twitter as ’21st century book burning.’ Erdogan’s shabby attempts to stifle his critics are doomed | Observe editorial Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempted ban on Twitter was a foolish mis-step Recep … Read more
I got the phone from this Twitter account. A few news/op-ed I was also quoted and some others: ‘Twitter schmitter?’ Turkey’s prime minister vows to block the social … Public Radio International- Cyber critic Erkan Saka, who lectures at Istanbul?s Bilgi University, said the government isn?t strong enough to effectively shut down social media. But he … 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
bu internet sitesi (twitter.com) hakkında istanbul anadolu 14. asliye ceza mahkemesi’nin 03/02/2014 tarih ve 2011/795 sayılı kararına istinaden telekomünikasyon iletişim başkanlığı tarafından koruma tedbiri uygulanmaktadır. (the protection measure has been taken for this website (twitter.com) according to decision nr. 2011/795 dated 03/02/2014 of istanbul anadolu 14. asliye ceza mahkemesi has been implemented by telekomünikasyon iletişim … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGVNaUdlURU Facebook and YouTube face ban in Turkey if Erdoğan wins March elections Prime minister blames political enemies for abusing social network sites with stream of fabricated internet postingsThe Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Facebook and YouTube could be banned following local Facebook and YouTube face ban in Turkey if Erdoğan wins March elections … Read more
Turkish president reportedly loses 80,000 followers after signing controversial internet law…. [View the story “Twitter critics #UnfollowAbdullahGul” on Storify]
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Ironically he informed the public that he approved the new law by tweeting… He is just a good cop who approves the bad cop’s law. Hopefully they will go down together…
Turkish President Gül?s veto of Internet bill will be vital: Freedom House chief Following the release of a special report on Turkey, Freedom House President David Kramer says President Gül?s potential veto of the controversial Internet bill is ?vital Turkey ranks second in Internet censors: Report Turkey ranks second after China in demands … Read more
Turkish police crack down on internet freedom protest Teargas and water cannon used as Erdogan government?s internet restrictions spark violent street scenes and global outcry Clashes at Istanbul internet protest Turkish riot police fire water cannon and tear gas at hundreds of demonstrators marching in Istanbul in protest at new laws tightening government control of the … Read more
In the mean time, I am also quoted in this BBC piece: Half a million ‘internet censorship’ tweets Why Turks say they are being muzzled online Half a million ‘internet censorship’ tweets BBC News Traditional media in Turkey is heavily regulated and, according to Erkan Saka, a political blogger and professor of communications at … Read more
“Due to government request… Tonight this warning appears on some Youtube videos… Brussels censures Turkey on internet law Legislation approved by the Turkish parliament which toughens controls on internet access restricts freedom of expression, say EU officials Turks bid farewell to the Internet in the face of brutal censorship/surveillance law Turkey’s brutal new Internet law grants the Turkish Telecommunications … 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
The proposed law is still under discussion at the Turkish parliament as of tonight. Prof. Necdet Ünüvar is a professor of NOT communication but medicine. He started his political career in Ministry of Health. Later he became a deputy of AKP from the city of Adana. He seems to have moved his attention to new … Read more
“Anadolu Bilişim Fırtınası bu yıl Mersinde Esiyor!” Akademik Bilişim 2014 Programı yayınlandı 1-7 Şubat 2014 Mersin Üniversitesi ab.org.tr/ab14/ ab2014.mersin.edu.tr, Üniversitelerde bilgi teknolojileri konusunda ilgili grupları biraraya getirerek, bilgi teknolojileri altyapısı, kullanımı, eğitimi ve üretimini tüm boyutlarıyla tanıtmak, tartışmak, tecrübeleri paylaşmak, ve ortak politika oluşturmak amaçlarıyla ulusal boyutta yapılan Akademik Bilişim konferansı dizisinin 16.sı 1-7 Şubat’ta Mersin … Read more