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Efe Kerem Sozeri


Efe Kerem Sözeri is a Turkish freelance researcher who lives in the Netherlands. After studying political science in Istanbul, he moved to Amsterdam to study migrants' political behavior. Besides his academic work, he regularly writes on internet freedom and censorship in Turkey.

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Are iPhones and social media to blame for Turkey’s plunging economy?

They probably aren't to blame.

On Aug 16, 2018 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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How a Turkish political party used Google AdWords to defy censorship

This is ingenious and subversive.

On Jun 11, 2018 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkey’s new Uber alternative is a government surveillance tool

iTaksi is watching you.

On Jul 29, 2017 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkey President Erdoğan interrupts all domestic phone calls with prerecorded message

Erdoğan even tied up the country's emergency line.

On Jul 16, 2017 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkish judge bans access to Supreme Court ruling

'There is no legal barrier to a local judge banning access to the Supreme Court website.'

On Jul 13, 2017 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Inside Turkey’s war on Wikipedia

Turkey has censored all of Wikipedia over cited articles that potentially paint the county's government in a negative light.

On May 9, 2017 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkish developer creates app for people forced to prove how they voted in referendum

President Erdogan is re-writing election rules, but Turkish people have Javascript.

On Apr 24, 2017 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

Turkish Man with Recep Tayyip Erdogan Phone Case

How bad Googling put a small U.S. town in the middle of a rift between Turkey and the Netherlands

It started as a simple mistake. Then it went way too far.

On Mar 14, 2017 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Judicial Branch page returns to White House website 10 days after going dark

The Trump administration removed the page minutes after the inauguration.

On Jan 31, 2017 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Censorship reveals direct, likely illegal link between ISPs and Turkey’s government

Censorship exposes a direct link between ISP servers and Turkey's government.

On Dec 28, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkey detains journalists for reporting on energy minister’s leaked emails

There are now 153 jailed journalists in Turkey.

On Dec 25, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkey ramps up war on free speech with latest arrest of a journalist

Husnu Mahalli criticized President Erdogan's Syria policy. Then police put him in jail.

On Dec 16, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Do Turkey’s police use social media monitoring to crack down on dissent?

Facebook and Twitter won't comment. So, what's really happening?

On Dec 6, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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How the alt-right’s PizzaGate conspiracy hid real scandal in Turkey

America’s Islamophobia and Turkey’s anti-Americanism has much to share in a post-truth world.

On Nov 23, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Activists fight back against Turkish government’s block on Tor and VPNs

Major social media platforms have also been blocked.

On Nov 6, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri