YouTube ban turns into mystery: “Turkish Internet users welcomed the news claiming that the video sharing Web site YouTube was accessible from Turkey again after a 114-day ban, only to later hear from the Telecommunications Authority that the ban had not been lifted.” (Via Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish news :: News.)
More news that YouTube is back to normal in Turkey. BiaNet is also reporting that dailymotion.com is also unblocked by a Court in Turkey. I can confirm that dailymotion is now (26.08.2008 1545 GMT) is accessible in Turkey but access to youtube.com is still blocked at DNS level. YouTube Is Back: “YouTube and Dailymotion are accessible again. Youtube was closed…
FT.com / World – Turkish bloggers censure the censors: “Turkish bloggers censure the censors ByAlex Barker in Ankara and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York Published: August 22 2008 17:03 | Last updated: August 22 2008 17:03 Turkish bloggers are closing their websites to protest against courts banning dozens of mainstream sites for carrying content deemed ‘immoral’ or insulting to Turkey’s…
Web Sites protest access ban: “A campaign has been initiated by elmaaltshift.com to protest a ban on accessing certain Web sites in Turkey. More than 300 Web sites — some of which are among the most popular sites in the country, including the English-Turkish dictionary zargan.com and sinema.com — are supporting the campaign.” (Via Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish…
Internet Sites Protest Recent Internet Censorship: “Elmaaltshift.com has launched a protest campaign against the latest internet banning of the sites such as youtube, dailymotion, and many others. The campaign will last until the midnight of August 20.” (Via Latest Bianet/English News.)
Another Internet Site Is Banned: “The censorship against the internet sites is continuing in Turkey. After youtube.com and dailymotion, not the sites of kliptube and gundemonline.com are banned, too.” (Via Latest Bianet/English News.)
Youtube’dan Sonra Dailymotion’a Erişmek de Yasak Oldu: “Küresel video paylaşım sitesi youtube.com, üç aydır aralıksız Türkiye’den erişime kapalı. Son olarak da dailymotion.com sitesi yasaklar listesine girdi.” (Via Son Bianet Haberleri.)
Herkes kendi güvenliğini kendi sağlamalı!: “Kritik soru internet kullanıcısı açısından, bir sitenin ‘sakıncalı’ olup olmadığına kim karar verecek, nasıl engelleyecek? Yürürlükteki kanuna göre bu işi devlet yapıyor. Uzmanlara göre ise herkes kendi güvenliğini kendi sağlamalı.” NTV-MSNBC, Güncelleme: 01:37 TSİ 24 Haziran 2008 Salı İSTANBUL – Devletin internette kişilerin güvenliğini sağlamak amacıyla “erişimi engellemesi” son günlerin en sıcak tartışma konularından. 5651…
Objectionable Atatürk Videos Keep YouTube Inaccessible: “Turkey is not one of hostile countries to the internet, but it has kept YouTube, the biggest video sharing site, inaccessible for two months because of insulting videos to Atatürk. The prosecutor says it is not enough to remove them from the Turkish database.” (Via Latest Bianet/English News.)
Experts: Maintain balance between freedoms and respect for values: “” Zaman, 20.06.2008, ESRA MADEN The key to ending unnecessary and frequent blocks on access to certain Internet sites in Turkey is a fine balance between individual freedoms and public values, participants in a workshop on Internet bans said yesterday.