Monthly Archives: October 2013

Turkish National Broadcaster TRT to Criminalize Opinions and Thoughts

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Gürkan Özturan

Turkish National Television and Radio (TRT) Directorate has been carrying out an investigation regarding the Gezi Park protests and there has been rumors that TRT started a hunt to track down whoever supported Gezi Park protests and investigate on the … Continue reading →

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Did RedHack Prevent a Possible Turkish Intervention in Syria?

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Gürkan Özturan

Since the first days of the unrest in Syria, Turkey has been deploying troops to its borderline in order to prevent any spillovers, shootings or basic “misunderstanding” at the border zones. As the Syrian conflict escalated into a civil war, … Continue reading →

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Internet Freedom Report 2013 – Turkey: Partly Free and in Decline

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Gürkan Özturan

(click to see the original full report)   Looking at the level of development in communication technologies and means in the world, one can say that one of the primary major problems in terms of democracy that states and governments … Continue reading →

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Can’t Find the Whistleblower? Arrest a Scapegoat and Imprison & Torture Him Instead!

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Gürkan Özturan

The most common trend of surveillance states in the recent years is to chase after whistleblowers and attempt to limit citizens’ information sources that do not put forward the government version of events. Secret information, however, has lured the attention … Continue reading →

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Avrupa Komisyonu Facebook Sansürü İddialarına Yanıt Verdi

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Gürkan Özturan

Avrupa Parlamentosu, Avrupa Halk Partisi üyesi Polonya milletvekili Pawel Zalewski 6 Ağustos 2013 tarihinde, Facebook’un Türkiyeli kullanıcılara yönelik kısıtlamacı ve sansürcü uygulamalarına dair E-009497-13 sayılı bir soru önergesi vermişti. Soru metninde Türkiyeli kullanıcıların profil, sayfa, grup adresleri ve içeriklerinin silinmesine dair kısa … Continue reading →

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