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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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Turkish government revealed to be spying on its citizens through ISPs

Insider claims all ISPs in Turkey has used deep packet inspection to collect personal data, in accordance with the law since 2014.

On Oct 29, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

Turkey uses emergency decree to shut down internet on 11 Kurdish cities to ‘prevent protests’

Turkey's government used its emergency decree to censor the internet.

On Oct 27, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Why RedHack challenges Turkey’s political establishment

'Beauty will save the world.'

On Oct 13, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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How hacktivist group RedHack gamed Turkey’s censorship regime

The Turkish government's plan to hide a massive email leak completely backfired.

On Oct 12, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

RedHack leaks reveal the rise of Turkey’s pro-government Twitter trolls

There's a reason you won't read about this in Turkish media.

On Sep 30, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkey cuts internet access to Kurdish towns, removes elected mayors

Internet access was cut for at least 6 hours on Sunday in parts of eastern Turkey.

On Sep 11, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Twitter is censoring Turkish accounts for RTs and likes

According to this Turkish court, RT = endorsement.

On Aug 29, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Social media throttling in Turkey points to wartime censorship efforts

Turkey blocked access to three social media sites for seven hours on Thursday.

On Aug 27, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Twitter refuses to explain censorship of verified journalist accounts in post-coup Turkey

Twitter's censorship rules appear to have loosened after the July 15 coup attempt.

On Aug 12, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Separating fact from propaganda in post-coup Turkey

Turkey is awash in anti-American conspiracy theories.

On Aug 9, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

Turkey’s president ramps up censorship amid post-coup purge

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a fan of censorship, now more than ever.

On Aug 4, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Why Turkey issued a social media ban during a coup attempt—and promptly lifted it

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saw the power in technology.

On Jul 17, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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The reality of life under Turkey’s internet censorship machine

Turkish government censors are tough—but Turks are tougher.

On Jul 5, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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The other side of the Istanbul attack

Such horror brings out both the best and the worst in people.

On Jul 1, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkey blocks Google Cache to stop censorship circumvention, breaks its own internet

Whoops.

On Jun 23, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri