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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
Turkey denies right to seek information following Taksim bombing
Twitter and Facebook have been blocked by throttling for more than 24 hours following the bombing on Istiklal Street, Taksim, Istanbul yesterday.
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Turkey MERNIS Citizen Database Leak: What You Need to Know
The Turkish MERNIS citizenship database has been made available for download via online Torrent file sharing services in an unprecedented leak of confidential information. The leak reveals sensitive...
HEADLINES
TECH AND GADGETS
Pro-Kurdish Ozgur Gundem newspaper shut down
A Turkish court has ordered the closure of Özgür Gündem (loosely translated, Free Agenda) on grounds of "producing terror propaganda" for the PKK separatist group.
The...
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RPG attack on Istanbul Vatan police headquarters
A rocket attack on Istanbul's police headquarters on Vatan Street has been reported by residents at approximately 8:15PM local time.
Eyewitness reports indicate a rocket-propelled grenade-style weapon fired towards nearby police headquarters which...
TURKEY
Yeni Şafak Coverup Following Doctored Beyaz Show Video: A Technical Analysis
D8 News has verified that Turkish daily Yeni Şafak attempted to cover up after publishing a falsified video which frames Beyaz Show audience members as...
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...
Turkey MERNIS Citizen Database Leak: What You Need to Know
The Turkish MERNIS citizenship database has been made available for download via online Torrent file sharing services in an unprecedented leak of confidential information. The leak reveals sensitive...
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...
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...
OPINIONS
Armed mob attacks Yenicag newspaper Istanbul offices
A mob of up to 30 assailants has attacked the offices of Yeniçağ Gazetesi (New Era) newspaper in Istanbul's Yenibosna borough. The attackers, some...
