Yervant1 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 YouTube is banned in Turkey14/1/14Turkish Internet users will not be allowed to use You Tube socialnetwork since January 14. Some times ago the Vimeo video web-site wasbanned. According to the Turkish sources if the user wants to enterYou Tube in Turkey, the note will appear on the screen "the web-siteis banned by the court decision".TurkNet internet provider commented that the court made a decision andYou Tube social network will not be available for the internet users.According to the Turkish analysts, the decision is connected with thelast corruption scandal and Turkish Government is afraid of the massactions which can be organized by the internet.http://times.am/?p=37150&l=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yervant1 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Don't know, but they did it before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hagopn Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 "You know it's bad when the GREEKS are calling you gay." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yervant1 Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 17:46 07/03/2014 » IN THE WORLDErdogan says Turkey may ban Facebook, YouTube over wiretapsPrime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to ban Facebook and YouTube in Turkey in an attempt to stop political foes anonymously posting audio recordings purportedly exposing corruption and other malpractices in his inner circle, Reuters reported. In the latest recording, released on YouTube late Thursday, Erdogan is purportedly heard berating a newspaper owner over the telephone about an article and suggesting the journalists be sacked, in comments that will further stoke concerns over media freedom and Erdogan's authoritarian style of leadership.Erdogan, who rejects any accusations of corruption, blames U.S.-based Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, a former ally, for the wiretaps which he says have been "fabricated." Gulen, who denies any involvement, has many followers in Turkey, especially in the police and judiciary."We are determined on this subject. We will not leave this nation at the mercy of YouTube and Facebook," Erdogan said in an interview with Turkish broadcaster ATV aired late on Thursday."We will take the necessary steps in the strongest way," he said, adding that these would come after municipal elections in Turkey set for March 30.Asked if a ban on these sites could be included among the planned measures, he said: "Included, because these people or institutions encourage every kind of immorality and espionage for their own ends."There was no immediate reaction from Facebook or YouTube. Source: Panorama.am 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Business Insider AustraliaMarch 21 201410 Shameful Facts About Censorship In TurkeyJeremy BenderTurkey has a long tradition of censorship that culminated this week ina ban on Twitter that has infuriated the international community.Below we have compiled some of the most egregious examples ofcensorship in Turkey, starting with the most recent one.1. Turkey has blocked Twitter."Twitter, mwitter! We will wipe out roots of all," Turkish PrimeMinister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a campaign rally Thursday."They say, 'Sir, the international community can say this, can saythat.' I don't care at all. Everyone will see how powerful the stateof the Republic of Turkey is."Twitter has helped Turkish protestors organise movements across thecountry and spread uncensored anti-government opinions in the pastyear.2. Turkey jails more journalists than any other country.The Committee To Protect Journalists reports that in 2012 Turkey hadmore journalists in custody than any other country in the world.Arrested journalists face charges ranging from aiding in terrorism toproducing propoganda.3. Erdogan has threatened to ban both Facebook and YouTube should hisparty win reelection in the March 30 general elections.Turkey has previously banned YouTube after videos insulting MustafaKemal Ataturk, Turkey's founder, were shared on the site.4. Turkey's parliament approved new Internet restrictions in Februarythat allow for the almost immediate closing or removal of content fromany website.This new step allows the government to close websites withoutpermission from the courts. The law requires Internet serviceproviders to close objectionable content within four hours or facefines up to $US44,500.5. Journalists who report on topics damaging to the government can beforced from their jobs.The main opposition leader in Turkey claimed last year that dozens ofjournalists had been forced from their jobs for coveringantigovernment protests.6. Media outlets are often owned by large conglomerates with majorconflicts of interest.These conglomerates often maintain their media branches as simply away to curry favour with the government, The New York Times hasreported. By self-enforcing a policy of only pro-government reporting,these moguls help to guarantee for themselves lucrative governmentcontracts in other business sectors such as banking or construction.7. Turkish news outlets have ignored antigovernment protests altogether.During the Gezi Park protests in Istanbul last summer, for instance,CNN Turk broadcast a documentary about penguins while CNN filmed livefrom the mass demonstrations.8. It is a crime in Turkey to insult the Turkish nation.Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk was charged with denigrating the Turkishidentity after talking about the Armenian genocide in a newspaperintervie. He and could have faced jail time, and the case was onlydropped after international outrage.Another Turkish author, Nedim Gursel, also faced charges for"incitement to violence or hatred" after publishing his book"Daughters of Allah," which supposedly insulted Islam.9. Kurdish intellectuals and advocates often face extreme prejudice.Kurdish -- the primary language of up to one third of Turkey'spopulation -- is still treated as a second-class language and alleducation in government schools must be carried out in Turkish.Kurdish journalists and intellectuals also face allegations ofsupporting terrorism. Journalists reporting on Kurdish prejudice, orthe Kurdish terrorist organisation the PKK, can be charged andimprisoned for making terrorist propaganda, Al Jazeera has reported.10. For these reasons, and many more, Turkey is ranked 154 out of 180by Reporters Without Borders in terms of press freedom.http://www.businessinsider.com.au/10-facts-about-censorship-in-turkey-2014-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Turkey blocks Twitter days before vote as PM fights scandal12:15 21.03.2014Turkey, TwitterTurkey's courts have blocked access to Twitter days before electionsas Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan battles a corruption scandal that hasseen social media platforms awash with alleged evidence of governmentwrongdoing, Reuters reports.The ban came hours after a defiant Erdogan, on the campaign trailahead of key March 30 local elections, vowed to "wipe out" Twitter andsaid he did not care what the international community had to say aboutit.Erdogan's ruling AK Party has already tightened Internet controls,handed government more influence over the courts, and reassignedthousands of police and hundreds of prosecutors and judges as itfights a corruption scandal he has cast as a plot by political enemiesto oust him.Telecoms watchdog BTK said the social media platform had been blockedby the courts after complaints were made by citizens that it wasbreaching privacy. It said Twitter had ignored previous requests toremove content."Because there was no other choice, access to Twitter was blocked inline with court decisions to avoid the possible future victimizationof citizens," it said.San Francisco-based Twitter said it was looking into the matter buthad not issued a formal statement. The company did publish a tweetaddressed to Turkish users instructing them on how to continuetweeting via SMS text message."Twitter, mwitter!," Erdogan told thousands of supporters at a rallylate on Thursday, in a phrase translating roughly as "Twitter,schmitter!".Twitter users in Turkey began reporting widespread outages overnight.Some users trying to open the Twitter.com website were taken to astatement apparently from another regulator (TIB) citing four courtorders as the basis for the ban.http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/03/21/turkey-blocks-twitter-days-before-vote-as-pm-fights-scandal/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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