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Ban on Play ‘At The Table of the Sun - Nâzım and Brecht’ Within State of Emergency

Ban on Play ‘At The Table of the Sun - Nâzım and Brecht’ Within State of Emergency

The play, “At the Table of the Sun - Nâzım and Brecht,” performed by Genco Erkal and Tülay Günal, has been banned for security reasons within the State of Emergency.

6th Censorship on JINHA

6th Censorship on JINHA

The Telecommunication Communication Presidency has blocked access to the first and only woman news agency in Turkey, the Jin News Agency for the sixth time.

Websites of DİHA, Özgür Gündem Blocked

Websites of DİHA, Özgür Gündem Blocked

The website of Dicle News Agency has been blocked for the 43th time this year, and of Özgür Gündem daily for the 2nd time this month.

Journalists in Antep Instructed to ‘Not Make Report of ISIS’

Journalists in Antep Instructed to ‘Not Make Report of ISIS’

State authorities in Antep have told the journalists to “not make reports making Antep look bad”; WhatsApp group has been formed for news accreditation.

10 June 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Journalists in Antep Instructed to ‘Not Make Report of ISIS’

Journalists in Antep Instructed to ‘Not Make Report of ISIS’

State authorities in Antep have told the journalists to “not make reports making Antep look bad”; WhatsApp group has been formed for news accreditation.

Music, Dance Combine in Anti-Censorship Performance

Music, Dance Combine in Anti-Censorship Performance

French performance artist Margaux Aubin and musician Eren Dönmez to carry out an artistic performance critical of censorship by combining music and dance in Beyoğlu this Monday.

27 May 2016 Tamer Karalar

Number of Arrested DİHA Correspondent Reaches 10

Number of Arrested DİHA Correspondent Reaches 10

The number of arrested DİHA correspondents has reached 10 with the arrest of DİHA Antep correspondent, Mehmet Hakkı Yılmaz. The website has been blocked for the 37th time as its Mardin correspondent Abdulkadir Tugay.

28th Access Block against DİHA

28th Access Block against DİHA

DİHA website that is blocked as of July 25 has been censored 28th time.

5 January 2016 Elif Akgül

#LGBTİleriçinÖzgürİnternet* Campaign

#LGBTİleriçinÖzgürİnternet* Campaign

Kaos GL has called for a protest to be held on social media on November 27 against censorship on LGBTI.

26 November 2015

How Obscene am I TİB*?

YILDIZ TAR PENNED

How Obscene am I TİB*?

One day we all are going to be “obscene” and get drawn in a virtual world adventure far from everything that makes Internet what it is…

6 October 2015 Yıldız Tar

Police Raid against DİHA: We won’t Let the Truth be Hidden

Police Raid against DİHA: We won’t Let the Truth be Hidden

Police raid against DİHA and Azadiya Welat bureaus was condemned and the two news agencies were emphasized for their truth revelations.

29 September 2015 Beyza Kural

News and Journalists Under the “Control” of Erdoğan/AKP are at Risk

BIA APR-MAY-JUN 2015 MEDIA MONITORING REPORT

News and Journalists Under the “Control” of Erdoğan/AKP are at Risk

23 journalists and 9 publishers are in prison. 18 journalists, a writer and 1 media tool were attacked. 30 journalists were detained, 4 of them were sentenced to 127 years and a month in prison according to anti-terror law. Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) imposed 3 million 137 thousand 334 Turkish liras as administrative fine.

14 July 2015 Erol Önderoğlu

Jury Withdraws After Announcing All Films as Winner

Jury Withdraws After Announcing All Films as Winner

Flying Broom Film Festival jury: “Even they have no chance of film screening except the festivals, we announce them as winner because they still continue to make films in this country.”

Turkey Bans Bitly, Turns Out to be By Accident

Turkey Bans Bitly, Turns Out to be By Accident

Turkey's Telecommunication Authority (TİB) banned access to URL shortening service Bitly. The site does not feature content and the reason for the ban is unknown.

The Two Faces of Twitter

The Two Faces of Twitter

Defending freedom of speech or bowing down to censorship?

2 February 2015 Efe Kerem Sözeri

Facebook Censors bianet’s “Vagina” Story

Facebook Censors bianet’s “Vagina” Story

Facebook censored bianet’s story in Turkish entitled “Vajina Sansürünün Anatomisi” which was published in English as “The Anatomy of Vagina Censorship in Turkey”.

19 November 2014 Elif Akgül

Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac Banned in Turkey

Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac Banned in Turkey

The screening of Lars von Trier’s latest movie “Nymphomaniac” has been banned across Turkey’s movie theaters by Evaluation Classification Higher Council.

Parliament Passes Internet Censorship Bill

Parliament Passes Internet Censorship Bill

Turkey’s Parliament passed the bill on the “protection of private life”, a regulation that gave authorities extraordinary competencies to make URL-based restrictions like in China, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

6 February 2014

Google Report Reveals Turkish Government's Biggest Fears

Google Report Reveals Turkish Government's Biggest Fears

Turkey is topping the list in the number content ban requests among OECD countries, with most complaint made on state criticism and porn.

7 December 2012 A. Murat Eren

Internet Filtering System Combined with Censorship

16. TURKEY INTERNET CONFERENCE

Internet Filtering System Combined with Censorship

The 16th Turkey Internet Conference was held in Izmir last week. Internet censorship and filtering were the themes of more than 100 activities. A free internet was the common demand of internet users and technology developers.

5 December 2011 Haluk Kalafat

Censoring of Arts Documented on "Black Band"

Censoring of Arts Documented on "Black Band"

The "Black Band" platform researches, documents and discusses cases of censorship in arts. The website will function as a network that advocates for freedom of expression.

Caricatures - A History of Censorship

Caricatures - A History of Censorship

Censorship of humour was the topic of the panel discussion entitled "Press Freedom in the Light of Humour and Comics" organized by the Turkish Journalists Association and the Association of Caricaturists. Caricatures have been censored since the Ottoman Empire.

10 May 2011 Nilay Vardar

Blogspot.com Censured

Blogspot.com Censured

The blog-publishing service blogspot.com was censored upon the complaint of the Digitürk Satellite Television Company related to football broadcasts. The access to the entire number of blogs is banned. Social networking sites started protest campaigns.

3 March 2011 Emir Çelik

D&R Book Store Censors Bir+Bir Magazine

D&R Book Store Censors Bir+Bir Magazine

The D&R book stores stopped sales for the current issue of the bir+bir magazine because customers complained about a "denigration of the national anthem" in a poem printed in the issue. The magazine criticized the decision and urged their readers not to be deterred by fascism.

11 February 2011

Deputy PM Arınç: 'Censorship Occurs in Banana Republic'...

Deputy PM Arınç: 'Censorship Occurs in Banana Republic'...

In a meeting on local media organized by the Turkish Journalists Association and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Deputy PM Arınç said, "We think that a media with bans and censorship can only exist in oppressive regimes and i a banana republic".

29 November 2010 Berivan Tapan

District Governor Sued out Censorship

District Governor Sued out Censorship

A local court in Çine imposed a publication ban on the Çine Uğur newspaper and an access block on the daily's website. The paper had reported about alleged corruption of the district governor. Publication director Sağlık criticized the decision and questioned press freedom.

1 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Deputy Governor Had Website Banned

Deputy Governor Had Website Banned

A Şanlıurfa court decided to ban access to the Sanlıurfa.com website due to articles and reader comments criticizing Deputy Governor Yıdıray Malğaç. Assoc. Prof. Dr Akdeniz said the decision was a breach of the law.

15 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Court Insists on YouTube Censorship

Court Insists on YouTube Censorship

An Ankara court has rejected the appeal of an association that has protested against a widening of the video sharing ban.

Turkey Convicted of Censorship and Intervention against Demonstrators

Turkey Convicted of Censorship and Intervention against Demonstrators

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of a violation of freedom of expression because of bans of Yedinci Gün and Toplumsal Demokrasi newspapers. Turkey was also convicted in cases filed by journalist Arpat and 13 demonstrators respectively.

17 June 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

INTERNET CENSORSHIP

Ban on YouTube Enters 2nd Year

Activists urge the government to leave content control to citizens and NGOs. Courts can easily ban access to web sites, depending on the law 5651.

The General Staff Denies The Authenticity Of The Photographs In Daily Taraf

The General Staff Denies The Authenticity Of The Photographs In Daily Taraf

The General Staff announced that the photographs published in daily Taraf in connection with PKK’s Aktütün assault did not belong to the assault area. Taraf had claimed they had showed that the assault was known ahead of time.

17 October 2008

Ahmet Insel Says The Government Must Step Up To The Responsibility

Ahmet Insel Says The Government Must Step Up To The Responsibility

Professor Ahmet Insel says government’s stepping aside and letting the General Staff face the public and the media is not an acceptable behavior in democracies.

16 October 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

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