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Video purportedly shows militants firing at parachuting Russian pilots

The depicted act is an apparent violation of the Geneva Conventions.

On Nov 24, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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How pro-government trolls are using a sexy Twitter bot to sway Turkey’s election

This isn't the only Twitter account being used for propaganda.

On Oct 31, 2015 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Mapping Turkey’s Twitter-troll lynch mobs

Turkey's trolls are taking over Twitter—and their calls for violence are turning into real attacks.

On Oct 22, 2015 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkish student detained for terrorism after tweeting about a dead soldier

Turkey's crackdown on free speech continues.

On Aug 19, 2015 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Turkey responds to deadly bombing by censoring social media, news sites

Even if online censorship worked, they were awfully late.

On Jul 22, 2015 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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7th grader under investigation for mocking Turkey’s president on Facebook

How low can Turkey go?

On Mar 3, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Uncovering the accounts that trigger Turkey’s war on Twitter

Twitter's helping cover up massive alleged corruption.

On Jan 31, 2015 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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Facebook’s censorship of Muhammad photos is totally overblown

Facebook agreed to censor a single page. But Turkey seems to want to censor all dissent.

On Jan 28, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Charlie Hebdo cover censored in Turkey

Here we go again.

On Jan 14, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Turkey’s president says he’s ‘increasingly against the Internet’

"Democracy is like a train. You take it where you have to go, and then you get off."

On Oct 4, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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Turks are mocking their prime minister’s high voice on banned sites

Turks are watching this on YouTube (even though YouTube's banned) and making jokes on Twitter (also banned).

On Mar 27, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Turkey, your Twitter ban isn’t working—just check Twitter

There's no better way to illustrate that you've failed to block Twitter than everybody tweeting about how you tried to block it.

On Mar 21, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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At least 25 Turkish protesters arrested for organizing on Twitter

A week after protests erupted across Turkey, the government is cracking down on the real criminals: influential Twitter users.

On Jun 5, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Refusing oppression, Turkish protesters release a list of demands

Taksim Dayanışması's conditions were published—and translated into English—by the Greek blog Ilexsi.

On Jun 4, 2013 by Fidel Martinez