Turkey: Are Ankara Web Regulators Running Amok? | EurasiaNet.org May 3, 2011 – 1:03pm, by Dorian Jones When Apple’s iPad went on sale recently in Turkey it sold out in less than an hour. The voracious appetite of Turks for web gadgetry seems matched only by the Turkish government’s desire to control access to the Internet. Turkey already has the…
TİB’s ‘forbidden words list’ inconsistent with law, say Turkish web providers – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review Friday, April 29, 2011 ERISA DAUTAJ ŞENERDEM ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News The TİB sent a list of 138 words Thursday to Turkish web-hosting firms, urging them to ban Internet domains that include such words. The TİB sent a list of 138…
Bianet: 138 Words Banned from the Internet The Telecommunication Communication Presidency banned 138 words and terms from the internet. The list also includes words used in everyday life. The number of access bans is expected to increase; also food home delivery sites or football supporters’ clubs will be affected. Ekin KARACA, ekin@bianet.org Istanbul – BİA News Center 29 April 2011,…
Critics Challenge New Internet Controls in Turkey Dorian Jones | Instanbul April 25, 2011 Turkey already bans more websites than any other European country. Now the government is set to introduce new controls that officials say are needed to protect children. Critics fear they represent an effort control the web. The Turkish government calls its new Internet controls Safe Use…
Hurriyet Daily News: Lights back on for Blogger in Turkey Wednesday, March 16, 2011 ERISA DAUTAJ ŞENERDEM ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News Access to the website, a property of Google Inc., was banned two weeks ago by a local court in Diyarbakır upon a complaint by Digiturk. Access to the website, a property of Google Inc., was banned two weeks…
Cyber-Rights.Org.TR: Blogspot Blocking Order has been revoked 14.03.2011 – Entry by Dr. Yaman Akdeniz Today, the Diyarbakir Public Prosecutor’s Office revoked the blocking order issued by the Diyarbakir 5th Criminal Court of First Instance on 14 January 2011 with regards to the popular Blogspot platform used by millions of people around the world. The decision will now be communicated to…
Don’t even try to understand – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review: “Don’t even try to understand Font Size: Larger|Smaller Wednesday, March 9, 2011 ERSU ABLAK In his speech this week, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed that he doesn’t understand why foreigners are all talking about the lack of freedom of speech in Turkey. Justice and Development Party, or…
Bianet: Turkey Inquired about Internet Censorship EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Turkey Inquired about Internet Censorship The European Court of Human Rights examines two applications from Turkey regarding cases of internet censorship in 2009. Turkish authorities were allowed time till 9 June to submit a response. Internet expert Akdeniz emphasized the international importance of the decision. Istanbul – BİA News…
Hurriyet Daily News: European court asks Turkey to explain its Internet bans Wednesday, March 9, 2011 ERISA DAUTAJ ŞENERDEM ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News A European court has asked Turkish authorities to explain their use of the country’s law to ban websites, responding to applications by two complainants who say the bans violate their right to freedom of expression. ‘Users…
Index on Censorship: Fighting political internet censorship in Turkey: one site won back, 10,000 to go Fighting political internet censorship in Turkey: one site won back, 10,000 to go – 04 Mar 2011 With the enactment of Law No. 5651 in May 2007, Turkey has become the land of internet censorship, argues Dr Yaman Akdeniz In January 2010, an OSCE…