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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Gunman kills 39 in New Year’s Eve shooting in Istanbul

A manhunt for the shooter is underway.

On Jan 1, 2017 by Josh Katzowitz

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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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The assassin who killed a Russian ambassador is a meme now

What happens when a murder becomes a meme?

On Dec 21, 2016 by Jay Hathaway

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Turkey reportedly blocks Facebook, Twitter after Russian ambassador assassination

The Turkish government has habitually throttled social media.

On Dec 19, 2016 by Amrita Khalid

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Gunman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey

The shooting follows protests over Russia's support of Syria's president.

On Dec 19, 2016 by Andrew Couts

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‘Kedi’ trailer reveals the charmed lives of Istanbul’s stray cats

Adorable. Cats.

On Dec 16, 2016 by Dahlia Dandashi

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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

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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