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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

AKP’s revenge politics now hit Turkey’s one of the major corporations… #SeninleyizBOYDAK

Turkey’s top business organization expresses concerns over detention of board member

The Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) has expressed concerns over the detainment of one of its executive board members, Boydak Holding General Manager Memduh Boydak, saying he was a revered as a reputable businessman

Turkish police detain industrial group executives in Gülen-linked operation: Media

Police detained 11 people in central Turkey, including executives of a conglomerate and university officials, in an operation targeting supporters of a U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gülen

Ankara braces for major anti-terror rally

Turkey’s capital braces for a major anti-terror rally on Sept. 17, a few days after a group of business associations, unions and professional chambers had announced to hold a mass rally to condemn of “terror.”

Analyst: Both PKK and AKP want HDP to be weakened

According to journalist-author Cengiz Çandar, who has been working on the Kurdish matter for years, the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) wanted the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to be weakened just as much as the Turkish government.

Former judge of Turkey’s biggest graft probe arrested in Istanbul

A former judge, who was connected to Turkey’s biggest ever corruption case in December 2013, was arrested Sept. 15 after a second arrest warrant was issued in his name

HDP calls on PKK ‘to act on people’s wish’

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has called on senior figures from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to consider his call for a cease-fire and a restart of peace talks

AKP MP who threatens journalists enjoys impunity

Abdürrahim Boynukalın, an AKP deputy, was ‘awarded’ by his party after he threatened journalists amid a mob attack on daily Hürriyet. Here is the video story

Women’s Initiative for Peace Goes Cizre

Bianet :: English

Women’s Initiative for Peace including 25 female writers and academicians arrived in Cizre and have offered condolences.

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Monday, September 7, 2015

From Turkey with love: Erdoğan’s own video censored when put online in an opposition paper, Cumhuriyet

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News in Turkish here

In the video Erdoğan says if AKP won 400 seats in the parliament, post election violence would not happen…

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Starbucks ‘doesn’t plan to sell alcoholic beverages in Turkey’

Starbucks does not plan to sell alcoholic beverages in Turkey, its country business director Tunç Tunaveli has said, as reported by Turkish daily Dünya

AFP’s Bülent Kılıç wins international photojournalism honour

Agence France-Presse photographer Bülent Kılıç was honoured Sept. 5 at photojournalism’s biggest annual festival for dramatic images of refugees fleeing across the Turkish border

Top 50 trekking routes in Turkey

Turkey has a lot of different panoramas to offer. Let us walk you through misty valleys, fairy chimneys, breathtaking waterfalls, sand dunes and ‘starry’ lakes with our guide that lists top 50 trekking routes in Turkey

In Photos: Ten secret escapes across Anatolia

Turkey’s major cities are often described as convivial, energetic — and chaotic. With a population nearing 80 million, with more than 70 percent living in cities, it is a challenge to escape from the burdens of everyday life – but it is possible. Here is a guide to Turkey’s ten beautiful towns that are members of the Cittaslow (or the Slow City) movement.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

New PR stunt: Turkey’s Erdoğan to code computer program…

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Turkey’s Erdoğan to code computer program: Report

A staunchly pro-government Turkish newspaper has reported that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will code a simple computer game or program to encourage young software developers

Ephesus Ancient City Joins UNESCO’s World Heritage List

Bianet :: English

Ephesus Ancient City in İzmir,Turkey joined UNESCO’s World Heritage List after Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens.

Republican People’s Party’s Deputies Demand Research about Romani People

Bianet :: English

CHP deputies Sezgin Tanrıkulu and Özcan Purçu stated a comprehensive research was necessary for Romani people who were ‘isolated from the society’.

1000th Issue of Agos Newspaper Hits the Shelves

Bianet :: English

1000th Issue of Armenian bilingual weekly newspaper, Agos, hit the shelves. Yetvart Danzikyan, Editor-in-Chief of Agos, said “Agos uncovered Turkey’s history and paid a price but gained a seat in history of the republic.”

AK party going down? Not so fast

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)

To present the outcome of Turkey’s elections as a watershed moment for democracy is a sign of ideological bias.

Rank of Turkish Names Female and Male Names

Mavi Boncuk

75,837,020 The population of Turkey is estimated at 75,837,020 as of July 1 2014.
Turkey’s population is equivalent to 1.05% of the total world population. Turkey ranks number 18 in the list of countries by population. The population density in Turkey is 97 people per Km2.

I didn’t say CHP was atheist: MHP spokesman

Yusuf Halaçoğlu, a spokesman for the nationalist MHP in the Turkish Parliament, has said that he never said the social democratic CHP was ‘irreligious and non-believing’

No coalition on horizon before end of Eid al-Fitr

The countdown for the formation of a new government will begin next week after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gives the mandate to incumbent Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, but analysts suggest no government will be formed before the end of Ramadan in mid-July

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EFD Rights Watch: Soldiers attack HDP deputy at site where 34 were killed…

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Soldiers attack HDP deputy at site where 34 were killed, HDP calls minister to resign

A deputy from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) was attacked by Turkish soldiers on July 7 in the southeastern district of Uludere, where 34 civilians were killed by the military in 2011, prompting the party to demand the resignation of the interior minister and the local Şırnak governor

Turkish court sentences fashion designer for ‘insulting’ President Erdoğan

A fashion designer has been sentenced to pay a judicial fine on charges of “insulting” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan through his Twitter and Facebook accounts

LGBTI Activist Attacked at Home

Bianet :: English

Kemal Ördek, one of the founders of Red Umbrella Association was raped in his house. Police said “Enough with the people of Prophet Lot!” while perpetrators said “We are upright men, officer. Show sympathy.”

15 Seasonal Workers Die, Death Toll Reaches 227 in 6 Months

Bianet :: English

15 laborers were killed in a traffic accident in Manisa province of Turkey. In the first half of 2015, 227 workers died on the road while 168 laborers who were working in the fields died.

Turkish man spends 10 years proving he is not dead

A man living in the eastern province of Erzurum has finally proven he is alive after he was mistakenly listed as dead by Turkey’s main social security service provider

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Monday, June 22, 2015

Cyberculture agenda: “The Secret Gear Connecting Google’s Online Empire….

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Revealed: The Secret Gear Connecting Google’s Online Empire

Wired Top Stories by Cade Metz

For a decade, Google has been building the networking equipment that runs its online empire in secret. Today, it’s raising the curtain.

Who benefits from the ‘internet space race’?

Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Adam Fish

In the film Elysium, the ultra-rich have left an apocalyptic Earth ravaged by global warming and overpopulation. Their utopian colony orbits high above Earth which festers below. Science fiction, but Silicon Valley techno-utopians also dream of rising above the planet’s problems.

What do Wikipedia, Bing, Reddit, and the FBI Have in Common?

EFF.org Updates

This week has seen great progress in the effort to encrypt the web.

Wikimedia, Microsoft’s Bing search engine, reddit, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation each announced plans to protect their site visitors by using secure HTTPS connections by default—or have already adopted this policy. We’ve been talking to some of these organizations for years about the importance of delivering secure access to every user, and we’re thrilled that they’ve recognized its importance and taken this step. (Wikimedia, at least, will also use HSTS to enhance security.)

#InstaActivism – How Instagrammers are Using the Platform for Social Good

Social Media Today by Andrew Hutchinson

The Dark Web as You Know It Is a Myth

Wired Top Stories by Joseph Cox

The dark web actually has promise. In essence, it’s the World Wide Web as it was originally envisioned.

Facebook Lays Groundwork for Data Center in Ireland

All Facebook by David Cohen

Facebook chose Clonee in Ireland’s Meath County as the site for its second data center in Europe and fifth overall.

TheJournal.ie reported that the social network submitted its plan to the Meath County Council for a 50,000-square-meter (164,000-square-foot) complex with two buildings, which would include an upgrade of Kilbride Road. A third building would be added in a second development phase.

Syria’s online battlefield

AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH)

A savvy strategic communications cyber campaign is the defining feature of Syria’s asymmetrical civil war.

Strong Encryption and Anonymity Are The Guardians Of Free Expression

EFF.org Updates

EFF has signed on to a joint civil society statement welcoming thegroundbreaking report supporting encryption and anonymity by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, David Kaye. The Special Rapporteur will present the report on June 17th at the 29th regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Report: Adoption of Enterprise Social Technologies is Slow

All Facebook by Kimberlee Morrison

From Fortune 500 companies to local small businesses, most companies realize the value social media can generate. However, creating a cohesive brand image of means making brand advocates out all employees, from the top of the organization all the way down. A new report from the Chief Marketing Officer Council and Executive Networks Inc, examines the importance of employees in establishing the brand persona.

How the Kremlin Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Online News Aggregation

Global Voices Online by Kevin Rothrock

“Dr. Strangeputin.” Image edited by Kevin Rothrock.

Face Recognition Technology: Has Minority Report-Style Face ID Arrived?

Social Media Today by Sarah Snow

Face recognition technology is a powerful way to confirm identity, like fingerprinting. But unlike fingerprinting, it can be done at a distance and without our knowledge or consent. Like other technologies that risk our privacy, opponents fear that it will give unprecedented reach to government, law enforcement and corporations who want to surveil citizens. Think Minority Report. Think 1984.

Google Trends Now Shows the Web’s Obsessions in Real Time

Wired Top Stories by Brian Barrett

The new Google Trends shows you what the Internet wants to know about, not just the headlines.

Stuxnet-Like Digital Attack on Iran Nuclear Talks May Have Come from Israel, Security Researchers Say

Global Voices Online by Mahsa Alimardani

Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Hotel Beau Rivage in Lausanne during the talks of E5/EU+1. This photo is used under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 from the European External Action Service’s Flickr photo stream.

Is patent trolling going out of style?

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

patenttroll2-615 Patent reform, though limited, has been enough to hurt the market for certain types of patent, reports Ina Fried. Read the rest

Reddit and the Tricky Balance of Free Speech

Social Media Today by Aaron Miles

Online or not, any community is going to have its, well, its completely awful human beings. The struggle, in both United States law and now with online communities in the 21st century, is how to balance the rights of individuals with the rights, privacy, and health of the community.

Reddit to encrypt traffic

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

Bravo! Sysadmin Ricky Ramirez wrote that come June 29, all site traffic to be over HTTPS and HTTP will no longer be available. (We’re working on it, too) [painting by linanddani]

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