Press Release:Turkey’s cyber-censorship challenged by MEP Delegation 27 November 2008, 10:00am Turkey’s status as the only country in the world which blocks ‘YouTube’ is being challenged by a leading advocate of the country’s European Union membership, during a high level parliamentary human rights delegation. British Labour Euro MP Richard Howitt highlighted that the one thousand websites blocked in Turkey puts…
National Secular Society – NSS provokes protest about Turkey’s internet ban on Dawkins: “NSS provokes protest about Turkey’s internet ban on Dawkins The National Secular Society has joined with a Dutch MEP to complain to the EU Enlargement Commissioner about a Turkish ban on the internet site of Richard Dawkins. The Dutch MEP Sophie in ’t Veld, who is an…
‘Letter to the European Parliament on Turkey’s banning of RichardDawkins.net’ by Sophie in ‘t Veld MEP – RichardDawkins.net Brussels, 18 November 2008 Olli Rehn Commissioner for Enlargement European Commission rue de la Loi 200 1040 Brussels Dear Commissioner Rehn, dear Olli, I am writing to express my concern at reports of a Turkish court compromising freedom of expression in the…
European parliamentarians urge Turkey to remove YouTube ban 28.11.2008 A delegation from the European Parliament urged Turkish officials to make the necessary legal arrangements to enhance freedom of expression and eventually lift the ban on access to YouTube. European parliamentarians urge Turkey to remove YouTube ban ‘Banning YouTube, Google’s blogging site, the websites of a teachers’ trade union, Richard Dawkins…
Since the Turkish Law No. 5651 on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by means of Such Publications came into force in November 2007, several websites were blocked by court orders and administrative blocking orders issued by the Telecommunications Communication Presidency (TIB). In terms of statistics, it was revealed by TIB that as of…
YouTube is not the only site banned by Turkey A law that gives prosecutors and courts the legal right to block access to certain Web sites has caused much embarrassment to Turkey, as some have exploited the system against freedom of speech, but the law has also served a good purpose, as a majority of the sites shut down had…
Cohen’s article refers to the censorship attempt involving the Turkish creationist Adnan Oktar and the Akdeniz & Altiparmak article published in Bianet. Nick Cohen: Beware – creationism’s march will go on, The Observer, November 2, 2008 The idea of intelligent fundamentalists, like the theory of intelligent design, does not stand up to 30 seconds’ scrutiny. I must, nevertheless, give credit…
Turkish Daily News: Turks surf the net under a ninja cloak Nov 05, 2008 As the number of Internet blockings increase, alternative ways to access banned sites are becoming more popular. Web sites such as vtunnel or ninjacloak allow users to enter blocked sites by hiding their IP address. The irony highlights the legal system’s mistreatment to the medium and…
Index on Censorship: ‘There are more people working on censoring the Internet than developing it’ Yigal Schleifer is a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor The successes of Harun Yahya show just how easy it is to shut down web discussion in Turkey, writes Yigal Schleifer Turkish Internet users woke up on 24 October to find that access to Blogger,…
Bu da Fransızca anlıyanlar için…. CollectifVAN.org: “Turquie: Bianet menacé de censure Publié le : 31-10-2008 Info Collectif VAN – www.collectifvan.org – Le Collectif VAN vous invite à lire ce Communiqué de Presse paru sur le site de Reporters sans frontières du 31 octobre 2008. Turquie: le site Internet d’informations Bianet menacé de censure Le 28 octobre 2008, les avocats du…