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Outrage in Turkey after Facebook blocks Islamist pages and hacking groups
Islamists across Turkey are taking to Twitter to protest against the closure of several fundamentalist Facebook groups and pages. Conservative Turks, who represent a...
TECHNOLOGY
Twitter and Facebook throttled in Turkey after third Ankara bombing
The TurkeyBlocks internet censorship monitoring team has confirmed that Turkish ISPs have once again censored Twitter and Facebook, following a third major explosion in Ankara at...
Outrage in Turkey after Facebook blocks Islamist pages and hacking groups
Islamists across Turkey are taking to Twitter to protest against the closure of several fundamentalist Facebook groups and pages. Conservative Turks, who represent a...
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TECH AND GADGETS
Istanbul Vezneciler blast targets police bus near historic Fatih district
An apparent car bomb attack has obliterated a coach carrying police forces this morning at Vezneciler in Istanbul's Beyazit district. The blast, which took place near...
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CHP Officials Take Down Peace Signs at Congress
As this weekend's Republican People's Party (CHP) congress got under way, organisers took swift action to remove a banner calling for peace.
The banner, unfurled...
TURKEY
Cruise Operator Replaces Istanbul with Athens Stops
Amidst rapidly deteriorating security conditions in Turkey, operator Crystal Cruises have pulled two Turkish ports from their upcoming travel itinerary.
Cruise Critic reports that, starting with the April 24 sailing...
Turkey shuts down TIB internet surveillance and censorship bureau
Turkey has formally shut down its Presidency of Telecommunication and Communication (TIB) as part of an ongoing crackdown on groups and individuals allegedly involved in the 15...
Mystery helicopter sightings baffle Turkish police
Six unidentified helicopters have been reported flying over Bursa, leaving security forces confused and citizens concerned about a repeat incident following last Friday's abortive coup d'état.
Bursa,...
Twitter and Facebook Restricted in Turkey following Ankara bombing
Internet censorship monitoring service TurkeyBlocks has confirmed that Turkish ISPs including TTNet have censored Twitter and Facebook by means of bandwidth throttling.
The new blocks came...
IMC TV satellite channel taken off air
Transmission of independent satellite channel IMC TV has been suspended by Turkish satellite provider TÜRKSAT following state pressure. The left-leaning liberal channel, popular with viewers...
OPINIONS
Twitter and Facebook throttled in Turkey after third Ankara bombing
The TurkeyBlocks internet censorship monitoring team has confirmed that Turkish ISPs have once again censored Twitter and Facebook, following a third major explosion in Ankara at...
