In another instance of overreaching internet censorship, Turkey has shut down mobile and landline internet access across 11 cities in the southeast area of the country. This decision was a result of the local protest over Diyarbakır’s co-mayors, Gültan Kışanak and Fırat Anlı, being detained on “terrorism” charges. The...
Right now Turkey is in a state of chaos. Social media has been shut down, and Turkish TV stations have been seized in the face of a military coup. Specific elements of the Turkey military are attempting to take power as low flying airplane and gunshots are heard all over...
A few days ago we reported on the apparent blocking of twitter in Turkey and how Prime Minister Erdogan has recently become the target of anonymous online “trolling” that seems to suggest his direct involvement in corruption. Today it appears that YouTube has now suffered the same fate. This new...
Turkish Government officials have recently imposed regulations that mandate all Turkish ISP’s block Twitter access effective immediately. The reason for blocking the massive micro blogging website stems from tweets that shed light on alleged corruption of top government officials. “We will eradicate Twitter,” Erdoğan, the Prime Minister of Turkey...
If you are traveling within Turkey, then you know how serious internet censorship is in this country. Early in 2013 during protests, the Government in turkey was reported to completely block popular social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter. The prime minister even called Twitter a “menace”! Do not despair...