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New photo from Facebook December 31, 2016 at 06:41PM
In Uncategorized on December 31, 2016 at 18:42#AhmetŞık arrested. Reasons for arrest are fascinating.
In Uncategorized on December 30, 2016 at 20:18Sadness beyond words:Veteran investigative journalist Ahmet Şık is arrested(yet again)A great person of integrity,impeccable professionalism http://pic.twitter.com/kGFpn6gmSl
— Sezin Öney (@SezinOney) December 30, 2016
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Asli Erdoğan bursts into tears as she describes spending 132 days in an Istanbul prison on account of her links to pro-Kurdish newspaper
Asli Erdoğan, one of Turkey’s most celebrated novelists, was released from jail Thursday, looking exhausted after 132 days of pre-trial detention, declaring that she could barely believe she was free.
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After snowy weather, Massive power blackouts hit #Istanbul
In Uncategorized on December 30, 2016 at 18:23Public Sculpture by Turkish Art Star Removed from Istanbul Shopping Mall Ahmet Güneştekin’s …
You Can Hear Hagia Sophia’s Sublime Acoustics Without A Trip To Istanbul
Drilling work begins for Istanbul’s pedestrian underwater tunnel
“Konstantiniyye” Sculpture Removed in Istanbul
IF there is any doubt that the situation in Istanbul, Turkey, is hostile and … My flight to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines is full and the immigration counters at
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#Cyberculture – “US expels Russian diplomats over cyber attacks…
In Uncategorized on December 30, 2016 at 17:18On Thursday, the 29th of December 2016, President Barack Obama announced the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats from the US as well as new economic sanctions targeting Russia’s intelligence agencies. Both measures were part of the American response to Russia’s alleged interfering in the 2016 Presidential elections.
Russia’s digital response was immediate. Within an hour of Obama’s announcement Russian diplomats and diplomatic institutions took to Twitter in order to condemn the US President. The Russian embassy in London published the Tweet seen below labeling the President a lame duck.
President Obama expels 35 diplomats in Cold War deja vu. As everybody, incl people, will be glad to see the last of this hapless Adm. http://pic.twitter.com/mleqA16H8D
— Russian Embassy, UK (@RussianEmbassy) December 29, 2016
The US will deport dozens of diplomats, and has named specific individuals implicated in the cyberattacks.
UPDATE (3:55 p.m. ET): Story updated to include statements from Rep. Paul Ryan and spokesman for Vladimir Putin.
President Obama has issued an executive order that levies a multitude of sanctions against Russia in retaliation for what the president calls, “the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election.”
The United States formally accused Russia of tampering with the 2016 election.
Since 2014, we’ve chronicled the reality-challenged internet proposals of the scandal-haunted EU Commissioner Günther Oettinger; now, on the eve of Oettinger’s promotion to EU budget chief, MEP Julia Reda lists the 10 normal web activities that Oettinger has sought to ban, from sharing snippets of 20 year old news articles to quoting three-word newspaper headlines to creating and operating a search engine.
What Do Internet Users Hide by VPNs? – Research and Infographics
PR Newswire (press release)
It should come as no surprise that Turkey closes the five leading countries in VPN usage. After popular social nets were blocked in Turkey, including WikiLeaks, technology sites and Twitter accounts, multiple Turkish users have made use of VPNs for Turkey.
(updated below [Fri.])
Julian Assange is a deeply polarizing figure. Many admire him and many despise him (into which category one falls in any given year typically depends on one’s feelings about the subject of his most recent publication of leaked documents).
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Let’s see how long: “Russia-Turkey brokered truce comes into force in Syria…
In Uncategorized on December 30, 2016 at 16:18
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New photo from Facebook December 30, 2016 at 02:57PM
In Uncategorized on December 30, 2016 at 15:02#Eurosphere – Romania President rejects Muslim Sevil Shhaideh as PM, Romanian left proposes new PM candidate…
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Turkish justice at work: Journalist Ahmet Şık Taken Into Custody- GOOD NEWS Necmiye Alpay, Aslı Erdoğan, Zana Kaya Released
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Haters gonna hate. New hate work directed at Christmas :(
In Uncategorized on December 29, 2016 at 13:48A nationalist youth group Alperens performed the latest hate stunt in Nazilli, Aydın. Source
Alperens have a tendency to hate Christmas/New Year celebrations (and a tendency to confuse Christmas and New Year ) and a few years ago they were chasing a suited Santa Claus in Bolu:
türkçe links to original Turkish article
(Sözcü Newspaper, 27 December 2016)
Future ISIS astronaut cadre in a light-hearted moment.
Shocking details about Astrophysicist Raşid Tuğral, a graduate
of Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara, who was
killed last year after joining the ranks of the radical religious
terrorist group ISIS, have come to light. The Voice of America (VOA)
has broadcast Tuğral’s story under the headline “Falling into ISIS’s Trap”.
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US Embassy in Turkey had to say it: “US is not supporting ISIL”
In Uncategorized on December 29, 2016 at 11:38
Syria conflict: Turkey and Russia ‘agree ceasefire plan’
Countries have agreed proposal that should come into force by midnight, says Turkish foreign minister
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