JOURNALISTS PROTESTED VIOLENCE AND CENSORSHIP
TURKEY – On Friday 12 July 2013, hundreds of journalists rallied to slam the violence and censorship during recent anti-government demonstrations. Gathering under the banner of the “Journalists...
View ArticleTWITTER AND FACEBOOK SNUB THE AKP GOVERNMENT
TURKEY – Few hours after Transport and Communications Minister Binali Yıldırım told, “Facebook has been co-operating with Turkish authorities for a long time, they have a presence in Turkey. We have...
View ArticleGOVERNMENT PURSUING CONTROL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
TURKEY – The AKP government officials requested Twitter to set up an office in the country. Transport and Communications Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters on Wednesday that without a corporate...
View ArticleSOCIAL MEDIA FREEDOMS UNDER THREAT
TURKEY – Since May 31 the citizens of Turkey have been confronting Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the AKP for their conservative and authoritarian rule. A big part of the population is continuously...
View Article‘ONLY A FEW TREES’
TURKEY – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says ‘in a democracy decisions are made by voting at the time of elections. I and my party were elected with nearly %50 of the votes so we have a right to govern the...
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