Tag: freedom of speech
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
As shown in data compiled...
Sunday edition of Zaman newspaper adopts pro-government editorial line
Government-appointed trustees have completed the transformation of Turkish newspaper Zaman,, which had been openly critical of state policies, into a pro-government publication following state seizure...
Zaman newspaper raided by police in midnight operation
Istanbul courts have appointed trustees to take over management of Zaman, one of the country's largest newspapers.
https://twitter.com/D8News/status/705878515334455296
https://twitter.com/D8News/status/705885844679303168
The decision, issued by the Sixth Criminal Court of Peace...
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...
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...
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...
