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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...
YPG Defence Force Launches Military UAV Drone Project
New information reveals that Kurdish YPG forces have developed a tactical surveillance UAV in the fight against the so-called Islamic State terror group. Photographs...
HEADLINES
TECH AND GADGETS
Editorial Policy: Is the Conflict in Turkey a Civil War?
At D8 News, we aim to provide fair and unbiased coverage of events throughout Turkey. Language plays a critical role in the way we...
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Cumhuriyet Newspaper Website Blocked in Turkey
Internet censorship watchdog TurkeyBlocks reports that Cumhuriyet, Turkey's oldest mainstream newspaper, has been blocked selectively by some of the country's largest ISPs (Internet Service...
TURKEY
Explosion and gunfire at Izmir courthouse police checkpoint
An explosion has been reported outside a courthouse in Izmir, Turkey. The attack is said to have targeted a police checkpoint outside the buildings...
Three arrests as Turkey cracks down on academics who called for peace
Academics Esra Mungan, Kıvanç Ersoy, and Muzaffer Kaya have been arrested on grounds of supporting terror having made a declaration denouncing military action in Turkey's...
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.
https://twitter.com/TurkeyBlocks/status/711307124136083456
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Facebook implements safety check feature for Ankara explosion
Facebook has launched its safety check feature Ankara so users can let friends and family know they're OK following this evening's bombing, which killed dozens...
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...
OPINIONS
Terror attack on Istiklal Street, Taksim in Istanbul
Reports are coming in of several dead, seven wounded as an explosion hits Taksim central Istanbul.
Roads have been blocked and access to the area is...
