TURKISH BLOGGER FACES 2 YEARS IN JAIL FOR 'INSULTING' PM ERDOĞAN

“A state, before all, should trust its own people, widen freedoms and should not abandon the most fundamental and modern human rights.” -- PM Erdoğan's address to Kyrgyzstan Pmt., Wed. 2 Feb., 2011 IT'S...

WordPress: We will never limit Turkish bloggers’ freedom of speech

ISTANBUL:    WordPress (WP) boss Matt Mullenweg has said in a recent interview that he would never limit the right of Turkish bloggers to express themselves. The show of defiance comes amidst the...

Now it's CNN: Blocked in Turkey!

ISTANBUL:   I'm sure you are all getting sick of these headlines, "(Insert Web site here) blocked in Turkey!" In fact, I'm even sicker writing them. But yes, this one's true too. Although, to be more...

Gül elected 11th president of Turkey

ISTANBUL:    It's official (hot off Turkish TV): Abdullah Gül -- until a few moments ago, the foreign minister of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) -- has been elected as the 11th...

WordPress block: Oktar lawyers issue 'threat' to Internet

ISTANBUL:    In the latest twist to the ongoing saga of the nationwide block of Wordpress.com in Turkey, WordPress (WP) founder Matt Mullenweg has published highlights from latest statements made by...

Now it's Flickr Blog blocked in Turkey

ISTANBUL:    Following in the wake of the nationwide WordPress (WP) block in Turkey, readers and writers alike from within the republic's borders are being greeted by the same message when...

Petition launched to unblock WordPress in Turkey

ISTANBUL:    With the WordPress block in Turkey showing no signs of abating, the MidEast Youth project has launched a petition urging the Turkish authorities to reconsider their ban. The fourth largest...

First sign of Islamist censorship in secular Turkey?

ISTANBUL:   International finance and human rights lawyer and WordPress blogger Ali Eteraz has written a revealing and in-depth analysis of the Turkish legal system's nationwide block on WordPress.com. The...

Islamic creationist blocks WordPress in Turkey

ISTANBUL:   With WordPress still blocked in Turkey, WordPress founding developer Matthew Mullenweg has received a letter from the person claiming to be responsible for the block and posted it on his own WP...

WordPress.com blocked in Turkey

ISTANBUL:   Just months after blocking youTube -- drawing international attention, not to mention condemnation from some quarters -- the Turkish authorities have blocked all access to WordPress.com to viewers...

Turkey by numbers #2: The military's trigger-happy résumé

ISTANBUL:   Turkey is in the midst of a coup process. That is if you take, as a general consensus, the analyses of certain sections of the Turkish press over the last two months. If the meaning of a coup...

Turkey by numbers #1: Publish and be damned

ISTANBUL:   After two years of living on Turkish soil and witnessing the unprecedented series of events unfold here in recent months, not to mention the scarily irresponsible and seriously uninformed...