EFDbackup: August 18

Multiple bombed PKK attacks in the last days while detained novelist Aslı Erdoğan, another victim of rising tension…

In the last couple of days, PKK attacked police headquarters in Kurdish populated towns. Diyarbakır, Van and today Bitlis and Elazığ. Pro-AKP columnists are quick to explain rising number of attacks with conspiracy theories- as usual: One line of ideas is that, now that coup attempt failed, another plot against Turkey by imperial forces by using Kurdish guerrillas on the play. Well, I am sure there are some behind-the-doors plots. It is the game of international relations. But explaining anything with conspiracy theories is a dangerous logical fallacy. Turkish suffers so hard after the coup attempt that there is a very clear security problem in Turkey in general. PKK has an unexpected opportunity to step up attacks. I am not sure whether this serves PKK or not. There is also an increasing number of civilian casualties during these attacks… Life is getting harder day by day…

Novelist Aslı Erdoğan Detained

Bianet :: English

Özgür Gündem daily Publishing Consultancy Board member and novelist Aslı Erdoğan’s home was raided last night, Erdoğan detained.

Clashes, Explosion in Bitlis: 5 Soldiers, 1 Ranger Killed

Bianet :: English

A ranger has lost his life in the armed conflicts that occurred in Hizan district of Bitlis province and an improvised explosive device paved on the road has been detonated while a military vehicle dispatched to the region was driving by. Three soldiers have lost their lives in the explosion.

Statement on Özgür Gündem from US

Bianet :: English

The US Department of State has made a statement about the closure of Özgür Gündem: “We are always concerned, and we’ve been very clear about that, whenever we see an independent media outlet shut down.”

Being Trans* in Turkey

Bianet :: English

The Kırmızı Şemsiye’s (Red Umbrella’s) database processed a total of 267 cases of rights violations directed at trans people in the last year. 98% of trans people say they have experienced discrimination during the hiring process, and 68% while seeking medical treatment.

More than 20,000 arrested over Gülen links: Turkish PM

More than 40,000 people have been detained and nearly 20,000 have been arrested since the failed July 15 coup attempt, believed to have been masterminded by the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), Prime Minister Binalı Yıldırım has said

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From the European front: “Wallström stands by controversial Turkey sex abuse tweets… “German ministry calls Turkey key Islamist platform…

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Swedish Foreign Minister Wallström stands by controversial Turkey sex abuse tweets

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström has stood behind her recent tweets claiming that Turkey recently legalized sex with children, which led to diplomatic tension between Ankara and Stockholm

Article on sexual abuse of minors ‘annulled on technicality’: Turkey’s Constitutional Court

An article on sexual abuse actions committed against children under the age of 15 has been annulled on technical legal grounds, Turkey’s Constitutional Court said in a statement released on Aug. 15

In depth: The story of Swedish-Turkish ‘minor abuse crisis’

The recent crisis between Turkey and the EU countries of Austria and Sweden over the Turkish top court’s annulment of an article concerning sexual actions against children has flared up with Swedish PM Stefan Lövfen’s entry into the debate, but it has emerged that the issue that led to rising tensions on a diplomatic level was the result of miscommunication between officials

German ministry calls Turkey key Islamist platform: Report

The German government said in a confidential document obtained by The Associated Press on Aug. 16 that Turkey has become “the central platform of action for Islamist groups” in the Middle East

German officials at odds over reports on Turkey as ‘Islamist hub’

German officials have issued contradicting statements over a leaked government report saying Turkey is a “hub for Islamist groups”

Give us EU visa freedom in October or abandon migrant deal, Turkey says

EurActiv.com

Turkey could walk away from its promise to stem the flow of illegal migrants to Europe if the EU fails to grant Turks visa-free travel to the bloc in October, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a German newspaper.

Tension between Turkey, Greece flares up with row over genocide, Sümela

Amid ongoing strains related to the recent attempted military coup in Turkey, tension between the two Aegean neighbors has flared up upon the Greek president’s call for a “sincere apology” from Ankara for what Athens describes as the “Pontic genocide.”

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After all, “Pirate Bay is The King of Torrents Once Again

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Pirate Bay is The King of Torrents Once Again

TorrentFreak

thepirate Hollywood hoped that it would never happen, but this week The Pirate Bay quietly turned thirteen years old.

Torrentz Remains Down, But The Clone Wars Are On

TorrentFreak by Ernesto

Mere hours after Torrentz.eu announced its farewell last week, various clones and mirrors juggled into position to take over.

As one of the oldest and largest torrent sites around, Torrentz had an active following of millions of users. This is something a lot of site owners envy, and these people see the demise of Torrentz as an opportunity.

The Growing Importance of Torrents Meta-Search

TorrentFreak

Ask any half-interested user to name the best public torrent sites and many will fall back on those inhabiting the top ten most popular online today.

Sex, Privacy, and Videotape: Lessons of Gawker’s Downfall

Wired Top Stories by Scott Gant

The blog network’s legal trial and subsequent bankruptcy will have long-lasting effects on journalists and ordinary citizens alike.

Snowden explains the Shadow Brokers/Equation Group/NSA hack

Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

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How to Read Between the Lines of Tim Cook’s Epic Interview

MIT Technology Review

The Apple CEO covered almost everything—but it’s what he didn’t say that’s most interesting.

All Hail The Meme, The New King of Political Communications

Global Guerrillas by John Robb

During this year’s US election, what is the most common form of political communication?

Is TV, print, or online advertisements? No.

Is TV, print, or online journalism? No.

The most common form of political messaging is found on social networking. It’s called a meme.

“A honeypot for assholes”: Inside Twitter’s 10-year failure to stop harassment

Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder

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Charlie Warzel of Buzzfeed has written a long piece about Twitter’s apparently inability to prevent neo-Nazis, rape apologists, death threats, and racism from flourishing on the platform.

That friends-and-family Facebook algorithm change doesn’t seem to be hurting traffic to news sites

Nieman Journalism Lab by Taylyn Washington-Harmon

When Facebook announced in June that it was tweaking its News Feed algorithm — giving more weight to friends and family and less to publishers and brands — fear levels at news organizations were high. Editors stood watchful for any change in incoming Facebook traffic, ready to blame any drop on the platform.

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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Multiple bombed PKK attacks in the last days while detained novelist Aslı Erdoğan, another victim of rising tension…

From the European front: “Wallström stands by controversial Turkey sex abuse tweets… “German ministry calls Turkey key Islamist platform…

After all, “Pirate Bay is The King of Torrents Once Again

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