Viral image of Pikachu’s arrest at Turkey protest becomes rallying cry—even though it’s AI
A legend is born.
On Mar 28, 2025 by Katherine Huggins
Cryptocurrency in Turkey is booming—is a crackdown looming?
Its fate is unclear.
On Nov 11, 2022 by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Journalists being targeted in ‘sustained effort’ by nation-state hackers, researchers say
Hackers believed to be allied with countries such as Turkey and Iran are even impersonating reporters.
On Jul 14, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
A TikToker shared she was nearly trafficked while solo traveling, sparking debate
‘This can happen anywhere.’
On May 25, 2022 by Rebekah Harding
Alleged Turkish hacker defaces WikiLeaks’ online store
A message accusing the anti-secrecy organization of being ‘greedy’ was left on numerous subdomains.
On Nov 8, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Video shows man attacking restaurant employee because food is too spicy
‘I hope the necessary answer will be given to this mountain bear who beat this literary boy because of the pain of raw meatballs.’
On Mar 1, 2021 by Phil West
Netflix cancels Turkish original series after authorities refused to give permission over gay character
Netflix canceled the series rather than remove the character from the script.
On Jul 21, 2020 by Michelle Jaworski
‘Kedi’ explores the ‘intertwined lives’ of humans and cats in Istanbul
Cats may rule the internet, but in Turkey there’s a deeper connection between man and feline.
On May 10, 2017 by Audra Schroeder
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
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
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
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
Famously chill Turkish cat gets beautiful memorial statue
You are missed, Tombili.
On Oct 5, 2016 by Austin Powell
The cyberattack that changed the world
It’s the history-altering moment you may have missed.
On May 20, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Turkish court orders 860 tweets censored after ISP boycott sparked by child-rape scandal
Turkcell got a court to order the tweets censored—but Twitter isn’t backing down.
On Apr 12, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri
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