Over 1,500 Web sites banned in Turkey for various reasons: “More than 1,500 Web sites are currently banned in Turkey, access to most of which was blocked following complaints by individuals over inappropriate content on these sites.” (Via Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish news :: News.)
Never Mind the Ban, Turkish Leader Stars on YouTube – The Lede Blog – NYTimes.com February 2, 2009, 11:56 am Never Mind the Ban, Turkish Leader Stars on YouTube By Robert Mackey And he may ask himself, Well, how did I get here? Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister of Turkey, a country that bans YouTube, stares into a Webcam…
Turks circumvent YouTube ban – The National Newspaper Thomas Seibert, Foreign Correspondent Last Updated: January 16. 2009 9:30AM UAE / January 16. 2009 5:30AM GMT ISTANBUL // Two months ago, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, stunned the public by admitting that he has joined hundreds of thousands of his fellow citizens in doing something that the country’s courts say…
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…
I am a confirmed speaker at the EU Fundamental Rights Agency’s first Fundamental Rights Conference entitled Freedom of expression, a cornerstone of democracy – listening and communicating in a diverse Europe. I will deliver a discussion paper entitled To Block or Not to Block: European Approaches to Content Regulation, and Implications for Freedom of Expression during the Working Group on…
Turkey could face charges at European court over restrictions 30 November 2008, Sunday, AYŞE KARABAT, ANKARA Internet restrictions are against European Union norms and Turkey could face charges at the European Courts for violating the freedom of expression, experts warn. Internet restrictions are against European Union norms and Turkey could face charges at the European Courts of Human Rights for…
Bianet: Adnan Oktar Gets Another Site Banned Creationist Adnan Oktar gets the internet site nacizanebilgi.com shut down on the grounds that he was insulted. He is asking for 4000 euro as an indemnity. Bia news center – İstanbul, 24-11-2008 (Erol ÖNDEROĞLU – hukuk@bianet.org) Creationist Adnan Oktar, a representative of the Science Research Foundation (BAV), is asserting mental anguish damages against…
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…