Statement by Dr. Yaman Akdeniz, Associate Professor, Human Rights Law Research Center, Faculty of Law, Istanbul Bilgi University, and Director of Cyber-Rights.Org. (lawya@cyber-rights.org) The situation in terms of Internet censorship has moved from BAD to WORSE in Turkey as the Telecommunications Communication Presidency (TIB) asked the Turkish Internet Service Providers to block access to certain IP addresses associated with YouTube….
Bianet: Internet Censorship: Turkey “Under Surveillance” of RSF Reporters Without Borders added Turkey and Russia to the organization’s ‘under surveillance’ list published in the latest report on 12 March. ‘Taboo topics’ for Turkey are quoted as mainly related to Atatürk, the army, minorities and the dignity of the nation. Erol ÖNDEROĞLU – hukuk@bianet.org Paris – BİA News Center 15 March…
OSCE concerned over ban on internet freedoms in Turkey 02 February 2010, Tuesday ABDULLAH BOZKURT STRASBOURG A senior official at the world’s largest intergovernmental organization focusing on media freedoms has lambasted Turkey for imposing restrictions on Internet sites and criticized media accreditation methods to ban reporters from attending press conferences. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) media…
Reuters updated its story – changes in bold… Turkey blocking 3,700 websites, reform needed: OSCE | Reuters Mon Jan 18, 2010 11:27am EST VIENNA (Reuters) – Europe’s main security and human rights watchdog said on Monday that Turkey was blocking some 3,700 Internet sites for ‘arbitrary and political reasons’ and urged reforms to show its commitment to freedom of expression….
“Türkiye keyfi site kapatıyor” eleştirisi CNNTurk.com 18.01.2010 16:40:44 Reuters haber ajansı Türkiye’nin 3 bin 700 web sitesine erişimi politik ve keyfi nedenlerle bloke ettiğini duyurdu. Avrupa Güvenlik ve İşbirliği Teşkilatı (AGİT), Türkiye’de internet ortamında işlenen suçlarla mücadeleyi öngören yasayı, ‘çok kısıtlayıcı olduğu’ gerekçesiyle eleştirdi. AGİT basın özgürlüğü temsilcisi Miklos Haraszti, yayımladığı açıklamada, 5651 sayılı İnternet Ortamında Yapılan Yayınların Düzenlenmesi ve…
Reuters: Turkey blocking 3,700 websites Turkey blocking 3,700 websites: OSCE VIENNA, Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:37am EST VIENNA (Reuters) – Europe’s main security and human rights watchdog said Monday Turkey was blocking some 3,700 Internet sites for ‘arbitrary and political reasons’ and urged legal reforms to show its commitment to freedom of expression. Technology Milos Haraszti, media freedom monitor for…
L’OSCE tance la Turquie sur sa loi sur l’internet trop restrictive – Le Monde.fr Agence France Presse 18.01.10 | 12h04 Le représentant pour la liberté de la presse de l’Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe (OSCE), Miklos Haraszti, a demandé lundi aux autorités turques de ‘réformer ou d’abolir’ la loi sur l’internet trop restrictive aux yeux de…
Turkey’s Internet law needs to be reformed or abolished, says OSCE media freedom representative VIENNA, 18 January 2010 – Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, today asked the Turkish authorities to bring Turkey’s internet law in line with OSCE commitments and other international standards on freedom of expression. “In its current form, Law 5651, commonly known…
OSCE conference: Get Rid of Penal Code for the Media – Bianet OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media Haraszti critisized in the recent conference: ‘The government waits for a ‘mature’ media before granting full legal implementation of freedom of media’. IT lawyer Akdeniz demanded: ‘The internet law should be amended or abolished’. Erol ÖNDEROĞLU – hukuk@bianet.org Istanbul – BİA News…
AGİT Medya Özgürlüğü Temsilcisi Miklos Haraszti’nin ofisi için hazırladığım 36 sayfalık Türkiye’de Internet sansürü raporu bugün yayınlandı. Haraszti, Medya Özgürlüğü konusunda İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, Dolapdere Kampüsü, Mahkeme Salonunda 13 Ocak 2010 Çarşamba günü 14:00–17:00 arasında bir konuşma yapacak. Konuşması sırasında bu raporu da tanıtacak. Report of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media on Turkey and Internet Censorship (PDF…