Erdoğan meddles with coalition talks, demands early elections, says his only concern is Presidency- no Islam…

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Early election needed if coalition talks fail: Erdoğan

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signaled the possibility of a snap election, noting that the country will need to go to the polls once more if ongoing coalition talks do not bear fruit

Turkey’s Erdoğan says his only concern is Islam, takes jab at atheists

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his only concern is Islam, while slamming the defenders of terrorists and atheists in Turkey

Turkey Wins NATO Support as It Steps Up ISIS Fight in Syria

NYT > Turkey by By JAMES KANTER

Turkey’s decision to take a more active role in the fight against the Islamic State has won broad backing, but its renewed conflict with Kurdish opponents has raised thorny questions.

Turkey’s Erdoğan demands lifting of HDP deputies’ immunity

Parliament must strip the immunity from prosecution of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lawmakers and make them “pay the price” for links to “terrorist groups,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said as the government increases its attacks on the Kurdish movement

Turkey’s Fight Against ISIS Explained

NYT > Turkey by By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Questions and answers about Turkey’s cooperation with the United States in confronting the Islamic State militant group and trying to address the Syrian conflict.

NATO backs Turkey on Islamic State, EU concerned about Kurds

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NATO gave Turkey its full political support in fighting militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting on Tuesday (28 April) but several nations urged Ankara not to undermine the Kurdish peace process by using excessive military force.

Turkey’s Erdogan warns Kurdish fighters

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Erdogan says peace process “impossible to continue” after Turkey wins NATO support for offensive against ISIL and PKK.

Major Kurdish factions

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A close look at the most influential Kurdish groups in the Middle East spread over Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

Turkey v Islamic State v the Kurds

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Turkey v Islamic State v Kurds – what’s going on?

VIDEO: Kurdish anger over Turkish tactics

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

The leader of the Kurdish-majority party in Turkey has told the BBC that he believes the ‘safe zone’ that Turkey and the US are creating in Syria, is an attempt by Ankara to stop Kurds from forming their own territory in northern Syria.

Turkey Attacks Kurdish Militant Camps in Northern Iraq

 NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU

The strikes, which followed Turkish attacks on Islamic State targets in Syria, effectively ended a two-year cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.

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Cyberculture agenda: “The Crypto Wars Have Gone Global

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The Crypto Wars Have Gone Global

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Recently, Congress heard testimony about whether or not backdoors should be introduced into encryption technologies, a technically problematic proposal that would fundamentally weaken the security of the Internet, according to a recent report written by eleven of the world’s leading cryptographers. But while Congress is reliving these debates from the nineties (we hear they’re in these days), the Crypto Wars are very much alive and well in other parts of the world.

After Two Years, White House Finally Responds to Snowden Pardon Petition — With a “No”

The Intercept by Dan Froomkin

The White House on Tuesday ended two years of ignoring a hugely popular whitehouse.gov petition calling for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to be “immediately issued a full, free, and absolute pardon,” saying thanks for signing, but no.

“We live in a dangerous world,” Lisa Monaco, President Obama’s adviser on homeland security and terrorism, said in a statement.

Qualitative vs Quantitative Social Media Reporting

 Sysomos Blog by Sheldon Levine

When it comes to reporting on your social media efforts there’s many f ways that it can actually be done. Every company is going to have their own style and every manager or boss is going to have their own way that they like to see reports.

The Future of Google+, What New Research Reveals

Social Media Examiner by Suzanne Delzio

Are you interested in Google+ marketing? Wondering where the platform is headed? Despite a number of detractors, Google+ has a number of fans and supporters who say Google+ has grown into a platform that wins them business. In this article you’ll discover findings from recent studies focused on the current Google+ activity as well as speculation about what […]

U.N. Gives U.S. Flunking Grades on Privacy and Surveillance Rights

 The Intercept by Jenna McLaughlin

The United States scores very low when it comes to protecting its citizens’ privacy, according to a new United Nations Human Rights Committee review.

The committee issued mid-term report cards for several countries on Tuesday based on how well they have adhered to and implemented its recommendations related to the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, an international treaty outlining the civil and political rights of all individuals. The U.S. performance in several aspects of protecting privacy was graded “not satisfactory.”

Review: Windows 10

 Wired Top Stories by David Pierce

Windows 10 fixes what ailed Windows 8, and tries some big new things too.

Twitter’s bearded new CEO will make his public debut today

Mashable! by Seth Fiegerman

Nine years after cofounding Twitter, Jack Dorsey is finally getting his first, and perhaps only, moment speaking for the company to Wall Street.

Open Source Is Going Even More Open—Because It Has To

 Wired Top Stories by Klint Finley

Why are so many companies giving away their intellectual property? It’s not happening for altruistic reasons.

#HackingTeam Leaks: Lebanon’s Cybercrime Bureau Exploited Angry Birds to Surveil Citizens’ Mobile Devices

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Google Ends Forced G+ Integration: What Does This Mean?

Social Media Today by Kyle Volenik

Google has answered the prayers of millions of users. But what does this mean for the general public and marketers alike? Google has been slowly moving itself away from Google+, its failed social network, yet made a sudden announcement this week: Google+ forced integration with YouTube will no longer exist.

Stop CISA: Join EFF in a Week of Action Opposing Broad “Cybersecurity” Surveillance Legislation

EFF.org Updates

How do you kill a zombie bill like CISA? Grassroots action. That’s why EFF and over a dozen other groups are asking you to join us in a Week of Action to Stop CISA.  The Senate is likely to vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) in the coming weeks, and only you can help us stop it.

New York is now the world’s number 2 startup ecosystem

the Next Web by Martin Bryant

Startup data benchmarking company Compass has released its second Startup Ecosystem Report. In the three years since the previous report, New York City (where TNW has a conference coming up!) has overtaken Tel Aviv in the rankings to become the second most significant startup ecosystem in the world, behind (of course) Silicon Valley. Austin, Bangalore, Singapore, and Chicago all saw gains in the new ranking table, while Vancouver, Toronto, Sydney, Tel Aviv and Seattle fell. Santiago, Melbourne and Waterloo, meanwhile, dropped out of the top 20 completely.

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Erdoğan could not become a president and thus declared the end of peace process, but he might not be the only player in AKP… Let’s see..

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Kurdish leader Demirtaş reveals details of peace process

The gov’t’s refusal to provide legal guarantees for the PKK’s withdrawal, coupled with the construction of military fortresses, effectively ended the cease-fire, HDP co-chair says

MAIN FOCUS: Turkey convenes Nato meeting | 28/07/2015

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At the request of Ankara Nato members will meet today, Tuesday, to discuss Turkey’s conflicts with the IS and the PKK. The main question will be whether and how the alliance partners can provide support. Commentators warn that Ankara must not be allowed to treat the Kurds and the IS equally as enemies but doubt that the Nato partners will give this much consideration.

HDP submits parliament motion for inquiry of president’s discretionary fund

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) submitted a parliamentary motion on July 30 for an inquiry into the discretionary fund provided to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Turkey bombs PKK camps with 30 F-16s after 190 militants were killed

A total of 190 militants have been killed in two major airstrikes by the Turkish military targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) bases both inside Turkey and northern Iraq, intelligence sources told daily Hürriyet. 30 F-16s reportedly bombed PKK camps again on July 30.

An ‘Isis-free zone’ is nothing but a road to US mission creep | Emma Ashford

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Emma Ashford

The US’ involvement in Syria displays no strategy, no boundaries and no clear goals. The only viable long-term solution to Syria’s problems is diplomacy

The US war against Isis is being fought on autopilot, with little thought given to whether our actions will hurt or help American interests in the long-run. This weeks’ agreement between the United States and Turkey to create an ill-defined “Isis-free zone” in the north of Syria is just the latest example of this problem. Not only will it fail to reconcile the vastly different goals sought by America and its allies, it also risks mission creep, increasing US involvement in the Syrian conflict with little chance of success.

The deep roots of Turkey’s war on ISIL

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The change in Turkey’s attitude in the war on ISIL is motivated by deeply complex international and domestic issues.

Kurdish peace ‘impossible’ – Turkey

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Turkey’s president says his country cannot continue the peace process with the Kurds amid attacks by Kurdish militants on Turkish targets.

Erdoğan vows more military ops, says parliament should lift immunity of ‘terrorism-linked’ deputies

President Erdoğan vowed that Turkey would take no step back in its fight against terrorism, adding politicians with links to ‘terrorist groups’ should be stripped of their immunity

Continuation of peace process not possible amid attacks: Turkey’s Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Ankara could not continue the Kurdish peace process amid continuing attacks against Turkish targets

Turkey to build wall on Syrian border amid upsurge in violence

Turkish army has started building a rocket-proof wall, 2.5 meters high and 1 meter wide, on the Syrian border in the southern province of Hatay, with ditches being dug along the borderline, amid spiraling tension near and on the border

AKP talks with CHP continue, in close contact with MHP for coalition

Although the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is continuing talks with the social democrat Republican People’s Party (CHP) for a coalition government, AKP leader Ahmet Davutoğlu revealed that they were also in close contact with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)

1050 Detentions in 4 Days in 34 Cities

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According to Prime Ministry, 1050 people were detained in 34 cities during police operations against three illegal organizations. It was stated that operations would continue.

NATO declares ’strong solidarity’ with Turkey amid attacks

Turkey’s NATO partners has said they stand “in strong solidarity” with the nation, and that the security of the U.S.-led alliance is ‘indivisible’

President Erdoğan slams HDP’s Demirtaş over Suruç massacre claims

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş over the latter’s claims that a deep state organization directly linked to Erdoğan conducted a suicide bombing attack that killed 32 people in the southeastern district of Suruç on July 20

Turkish jets target PKK in Turkey and northern Iraq

Turkish fighter jets took off late July 28 to hit terrorist targets inside Turkey and across the border in northern Iraq as part of its week-long aerial campaign in the fight against terrorism

Turkey accused of shelling Kurdish-held village in Syria

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Turkey denies claim by YPG that tanks fired on border village of Zur Maghar overnight, reportedly wounding four fighters

Turkish newspaper columnist fired over tweet critical of Erdoğan

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Roy Greenslade

Press freedom groups register deep concern at firing of respected journalist

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Filiz Taylan Yüzak (@ftaylanyuzak): Tarihten Bir Yaprak: Londra Siyah-Beyaz…

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Tarihten Bir Yaprak: Londra Siyah-Beyaz…

2012’de Tate Britain adlı Londra müzesinde düzenlenen “Another London” (Başka bir Londra) sergisi, 1930 ve 1980 ylları arasında yabancı fotoğrafçıların kentte çektiği fotoğraflara odaklanmıştı.

Bunlardan bazılarına müzenin yayımladığı dergide hikayeleriyle birlikte rastlayınca, ilginç bulduklarımı blogumda da paylaşmak istedim.

Beni etkileyen ve şu anki Londra’dan çok uzak gibi görünen aşağıdaki fotoğraf, 1977 tarihli “Street Musician” (Sokak Çalgıcısı). Saç rengi nedeniyle bu müzisyenin lakabı “Ginger” (kızıl saçlı, bizim deyimimizle ‘Havuç’) imiş. Birçok müzik çalgısını eliyle yapıyormuş ve yaptığı bu çalgıları Hint mahallesi Brick Lane Cheshire Sokak Pazarı’nda çalıyormuş. Fotoğrafı çeken Marketa Luskacova, Ginger’la ilgili olarak “Bazen kendi kendine boş bir ardiyenin kapısında oturup müzik yaptığını görürdüm. Fotoğrafının çekilmesinden her zaman hoşlanırdı.” diyor. Şimdi de Londra’da sokak müzisyenleri var, ama böyle değişik enstrümanlar çalan sadece bir kişi gördüm şimdiye kadar. O da Covent Garden’da bir Çinli sokak müzisyeniydi.

Bir başka çarpıcı fotoğraf ise 1972 tarihli ve Neil Kenlock imzalı “Keep Britain White” (Beyaz Irka Mensup Olmayanları İngiltere’den Atın) başlıklı, aşağıdaki eser. Londra’nın güneybatısındaki Balham semtinde Martin Luther King Vakfı’nın iş bulma / istihdam bürosunda çalışan Barbara Gray, burada büronun kapısına sprey boyayla yazılmış bu ırkçı ve çirkin mesajı işaret ederken gayet sakin. O zamandan bu zamana Londra çok değişti. Burada her ırktan o kadar çok göçmen var ki.. ve ne mutlu ki, artık yadırganmıyorlar. Kendilerine uluorta düşmanlık yapılmıyor. Her ne kadar Mayıs ayında yapılan son genel seçimlerde aşırı sağcı, göçmenlere ve yabancılara düşman siyasi parti UKIP, 64 milyonluk ülkede 3 milyon vatandaşın oyunu almış olsa da.

Seçtiğim son fotoğraf ise Wolfgang Suschitzky’nin “Lyons Corner House, Tottenham Court Road” (Tottenham Court Road semtindeki Lyons Corner House”) adlı, 1934 tarihli çalışması. 1909-1977 yılları arasında hizmet vermiş, “art deco” mimari tarzına sahip bu mekan, hem şarküteri, hem de canlı müzik yapılan bir restoranlar kompleksi imiş. Her daim hareketli, popüler ve kalabalık bir yermiş. Artık Londra’da böyle mekanlar parmakla gösterilecek kadar azaldı. Ama tüllü veya dantelli şapka takan zarif hanımlar ve şık beyler maalesef artık hiç kalmadı. Tabii iç mekanlarda yakılan cigaralar da geçmişte kaldı. Aşağıda görülebilecek bu fotoğraf, “Beyoğlu’na kravatsız çıkılmayan” günlerden dem vuran, tarihten bir yaprak… 

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11 sivil toplum kuruluşunun Hacking Team olayı hk bildirisi

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Casus Yazılım Kullanmak Anayasal  Suçtur!

5 Temmuz 2015 tarihinde İtalya yazılım şirketi Hacking Team’in kirli  dosyaları

400 gigabytelık veri ortalığa saçıldı. Belgeler, şirketin çeşitli devletlere kullanıcı bilgisayarlara erişen casus  yazılım sattığını belgeliyordu.

Belgelere göre Hacking Team’in aktif müşterileri arasında 21/06/2011 tarihinden bu yana şirketin RCS (Remote Control System – Uzaktan Kontrol Sistemi) yazılımını kullanan Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü (EGM) de vardı ve şirkete 440 bin Euro ödeme yapılmıştı. RCS, hedeflenen kullanıcıların bilgisayarlarına ya da telefon/tablet gibi akıllı cihazlarına uzaktan yerleştirilerek bu cihazların uzaktan kontrol edilebilmesine, cihazların içindeki dosyaların kopyalanabilmesine, cihazlara sahibinin bilgisi dışında dosyalar yüklenebilmesine olanak sağlayan bir casus yazılımdır.  RCS, hedef kullanıcıya gönderilen bir e-postanın ekinde yer alan dosyanın içine gizlenerek gönderilebilmekte ve e-postayı alan kişi ekteki dosyayı açtığında bilgisi olmadan sistemine kurulabilmektedir.

Bir hukuk devletinde, tüm devlet kurumları yürürlükte olan kanunlar çerçevesinde hareket etmek zorundadır. Halbuki, EGM’nin casus yazılım kullanımı Türkiye Cumhuriyeti kanunlarına aykırıdır. Yasalarımız, iletişimin izlemesini ancak mahkeme kararıyla izin vermektedir ve izleme süphelinin iş yeri ile  sınırlıdır. Bilgisayar kullanıcılarının casus yazılımlarla takibi bu sınırın aşılmasıdır. Bu  yolla, sahte delil yerleştirilebilmekte, kişiler  tüm iletişimi izleyebilmektedir.  Türk Telekomun iletişlimi izleme  amacıyla  ihale çıktığı bilinmekte, bilişim STK’ları olarak kamuoyunun dikkati daha önce çekilmişti.  Bu şekilde casus yazılım kullanmak, Anayasa Suçudur. Bu uygulamaya son verilmeli ve kimlerin  casus yazılımla izlendiği açıklanmalı, ilgililer için soruşturma açılmalıdır.  Kişisel veriler  yasa tasarısı, özgürlükçü bakış açısıyla ve sivil toplumun  katkılarıyla, yurttaşı devlete karşı koruyan bir bakış açısıyla yasalaşmalıdır.

Yurttaşlar Kendilerini Korumalıdır!

Güvenli internet, kullanıcıların internet erişiminin çeşitli filtrelerle engellenmesi demek değildir. Güvenli internet için kullanıcıların öncelikle bilgisayarlarına izinsiz giren ve iletişimlerini izleyen kişi ya da kuruluşlara karşı korunması gerekmektedir. Gerekli yasal düzenlemeler yapılmalı, ve vatandaşlar  geniş bir bilgilendirme kampanyası ile haberdar edilmelidir.

Son yıllarda ortaya çıkan belgeler, hükümetlerin ve şirketlerin çeşitli amaçlar doğrultusunda internet kullanıcılarını sürekli bir şekilde gözetlediğini göstermektedir. Birçok kullanıcının “saklayacak bir şeyim yok” diyerek bu gözetime tepkisiz kalmasına karşın gözetim, başta siyasal olmak üzere  özgürlükleri tehdit etmektedir. Wikileaks’ten, Snowden’dan ve en son Hacking Team’den sızan belgelerden gözetimin başlıca hedefinin siyasi muhalifler olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Aktif olarak siyasetin içinde olunmasa bile, gözetimin olağanlaştırılması ve içselleştirilmesi, kullanıcıların kendilerini özgürce ifade etmesini zorlaştıracak ve engellenen sitelerin yerini otosansür alacaktır. İnternetin daha demokratik bir toplumun temeli olacağını tahayyül ederken, internet tam tersine dönüşmektedir. Gözetimden uzak güvenli erişim tüm internet kullanıcılarının hakkıdır.

Kişisel veriler hakkındaki ulusal ya da uluslararası kanunların yetersiz kaldığı veya uygulanmadığı durumlara karşı tüm internet kullanıcılarının bu haklarını ısrarla savunması gerekmektedir.

Hangi işletim sistemi, hangi yazılım kullanılırsa kullanılsın kötü niyetli yazılımlara karşı %100 güvenlik yoktur. Ancak http://ift.tt/1LZgKRU adresinde önerilen Özgür Yazılımlar’la en azından bilgisayarların, tabletlerin ve akıllı telefonların ele geçirilmesi ve izlenmesi zorlaştırabilir.

Tüm internet kullanıcılarını önce internette gözetime karşı duyarlı olmaya, sonra da özgür olmayan işletim sistemleri ve yazılımlar yerine GNU/Linux ve özgür yazılımlarla bilgisayarlarını güçlendirmeye davet ediyoruz.

Özgür Yazılım, özgürleştirir!

 

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Whatever happens, uglification of İstanbul continues: “Construction of controversial prayer room in Istanbul’s Rumeli Fortress completed- İstanbul news roundup…

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Construction of controversial prayer room in Istanbul’s Rumeli Fortress completed

The construction of a controversial prayer room inside Istanbul’s Rumeli Fortress has been completed amid a long-running dispute between Turkish architects and art historians

Art project aims to illuminate Istanbul

A major new art installation project in Turkey’s largest city will “draw attention to Istanbul from all around the world,” organizers have claimed

Nextistanbul: Crowdsourcing the city

“Have you ever wished to have a place to publish your complaint or your vision for your city? Have you ever found yourself having a good idea for your neighborhood but no one to address it to?” asks Istanbul’s new urban initiative, Nextistanbul, on its website, while offering to “give you the possibility to get active.”

Central creek in Istanbul reaches alarming pollution level

The pollution in one of Istanbul’s central creeks has reached an excessive level, as the creek was recently seen covered with black-colored bubbles and emitting an unbearable smell.

Ship crashes into mansion by Istanbul’s Bosphorus

A 106-meter-long Sierra Leone-flagged dry cargo vessel named the Majed and Randy crashed into the Ethem Pertev mansion

Remembering Agatha Christie at ‘Black Week Turkey’ events in Istanbul

One of the world’s oldest luxury hotels, the Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah in Istanbul, will host the “Black Week Turkey” event on Oct. 22-24 in honor of Agatha Christie’s 125th birthday with the attendance of the famous author’s grandson and a number of leading crime fiction authors

In photos: Athletes swim across Bosphorus in race

Thousands of athletes from around the world gathered July 26 in Istanbul for the 27th Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race. They swam from the Asian to the European side, enjoying the beauty of the Bosphorus and the joy of crossing two continents

Construction of new Istanbul airport officially starts under shadow of challenges, questions

The construction of Istanbul’s huge new airport started as of May 1 this year, two years after the tender, under the shadow of challenges at the construction site and questions over the potential environmental effects of the project

Istanbul Atatürk Airport sees all-time high 24-hour flight traffic

Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport saw all-time high flight traffic on July 21, with 1,389 airplanes taking off from or landing at the airport. The previous record ocurred on May 14 this year, with 1,375 landings and take-offs

LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: Gözleme

Lost Coast Outpost

In Istanbul, if the wind is blowing toward the shore, it’s not advisable to swim, since the wind blows the refuse and other junk in from the busy Bosporus,

Top court approves Istanbuldevelopment that sparked protests in 2013

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Istanbul authorities had planned to rebuild an Ottoman-era barracks on the site of Gezi Park, one of the few green spaces in the city centre, on the …

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