59 journalists fired in the wake of Gezi protests, 40 still behind bars: CPJ The record ‘thwarts Turkey‘s aspirations to be regarded as a regional democratic model’ ***************** Specially authorized wiretapping regime continues There are two types of eavesdropping regimes in effect in Turkey today, based on different legislation 7 Deadly Things … Read more
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
all photos from 8 February 2014 evening… You can follow my Twitter account for more info, streaming sources and photos etc.
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
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
Parliamentary Question: new legislation censors internet in Turkey marietjeschaake.eu Turkish Internet bill to ?deepen press freedom crisis,? CPJ says The press freedom NGO slammed Ankara for voting ‘radical censorship measures’ *************** RedHack hacks ISP TTNET, Vodafone and Turkcell, leaks data of Govt Officials against death of a Gezi protester HackRead ? Pushpa Mishra … Read more
There is a court order to block Soundcloud after some tapes of PM Erdoğan on the corruption case leaked. Many users did complain about accessing Twitter afternoon. Probably Turkish authorities are testing possible blocking options…
A civil initiative has been listing blocked sites in Turkey and has just announced it has gone beyond 40 thousand… Pity for Turkey…
p.s. eksik gördüğünüz paylaşımları yorumlara eklerseniz, ana sayfaya eklerim… Change.org kampanyası Görseller için buraya bakınız: http://erkansaka.net/archives/29005 Sayfalar Ortak Platformu’nun Facebook etkinlik sayfası. 18 OCAK #SansürüDurdur Yürüyüşü Facebook sayfası. İnci Sözlük & Uludağ Sözlük destekli Sansürü Durdur sayfası. Yeni İnternet Yasasını açıklayan güzel bir listeleme. Alternatif Bilişim Derneği Açıklaması Korsan Parti Açıklaması Çevrimiçi güvenlik araçlarıdan seçmeler url tabanlı … Read more
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For the moment, the best English compilation can be found in Ahmet Sabancı’s blog post: The New Censorship Bill in Turkey 2014 started with a new bill proposal against free speech and internet freedom in Turkey. Down below, you can see what this new regulations brings if it passes. This list copied from Pirate Party Turkey?s … Read more