Turkey determined to control social media platforms, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will introduce regulations to control social media platforms or shut them down, President Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, pressing ahead with government plans after he said his family was insulted online.
Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Erdogan’s son-in-law, said on Twitter on Tuesday that his fourth child had been born. Following the tweet, some users insulted Albayrak’s wife Esra.
Users of 11 out of 19 accounts determined to have shared content that insulted Albayrak and his family were detained, Turkish police headquarters said in a statement on Wednesday.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-security-socialmedia/turkey-determined-to-control-social-media-platforms-erdogan-says-idUKKBN2425Y4
#turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will introduce regulations to control social media platforms or shut them down, President Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, pressing ahead with government plans after he said his family was insulted online.
Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Erdogan’s son-in-law, said on Twitter on Tuesday that his fourth child had been born. Following the tweet, some users insulted Albayrak’s wife Esra.
Users of 11 out of 19 accounts determined to have shared content that insulted Albayrak and his family were detained, Turkish police headquarters said in a statement on Wednesday.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-turkey-security-socialmedia/turkey-determined-to-control-social-media-platforms-erdogan-says-idUKKBN2425Y4
#turkey
Turkey is Using Pandemic to Tighten Chokehold on Free Expression
Instead of seizing this opportunity to reduce polarization and restore public trust in government, the Turkish authorities have done the exact opposite.
As the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world in March, a Turkish social media user opined in a video: “You’re saying, ‘Stay home Turkey.’ How can I? I’m not rich. I’m a worker. I’m a truck driver. I can’t earn my bread if I don’t work. I can’t pay my bills and rent. Not being able to pay these is worse than dying.” The video ultimately led to his detention.
His situation was not an aberration. As of May 21, at least 510 Turkish citizens have been detained for social media posts that allegedly spread fake or manipulative information on the coronavirus pandemic.
https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/21/turkey-is-using-pandemic-to-tighten-chokehold-on-free-expression/
#turkey #freespeech
Instead of seizing this opportunity to reduce polarization and restore public trust in government, the Turkish authorities have done the exact opposite.
As the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world in March, a Turkish social media user opined in a video: “You’re saying, ‘Stay home Turkey.’ How can I? I’m not rich. I’m a worker. I’m a truck driver. I can’t earn my bread if I don’t work. I can’t pay my bills and rent. Not being able to pay these is worse than dying.” The video ultimately led to his detention.
His situation was not an aberration. As of May 21, at least 510 Turkish citizens have been detained for social media posts that allegedly spread fake or manipulative information on the coronavirus pandemic.
https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/21/turkey-is-using-pandemic-to-tighten-chokehold-on-free-expression/
#turkey #freespeech
Turkish parliament approves social media law with new powers
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s parliament approved a law early Wednesday that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship.
The law requires major social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to keep representative offices in Turkey to deal with complaints against content on their platforms.
The government says the legislation was needed to combat cybercrime and protect users. Speaking in parliament Wednesday morning, ruling party lawmaker Rumeysa Kadak said it would be used to remove posts that contain cyberbullying and insults against women.
Opposition lawmakers said the law would further limit freedom of expression in a country where the media is already under tight government control and dozens of journalists are in jail. They called the bill the “censorship law.”
https://apnews.com/9abc40bdd22f6c8df763bad0b4c55924
#turkey #censorship
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s parliament approved a law early Wednesday that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship.
The law requires major social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to keep representative offices in Turkey to deal with complaints against content on their platforms.
The government says the legislation was needed to combat cybercrime and protect users. Speaking in parliament Wednesday morning, ruling party lawmaker Rumeysa Kadak said it would be used to remove posts that contain cyberbullying and insults against women.
Opposition lawmakers said the law would further limit freedom of expression in a country where the media is already under tight government control and dozens of journalists are in jail. They called the bill the “censorship law.”
https://apnews.com/9abc40bdd22f6c8df763bad0b4c55924
#turkey #censorship
AP NEWS
Turkey: Social media law's passage raises censorship worries
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s parliament approved a law early Wednesday that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship in a country where critical...
Turkey's New Internet Law Is the Worst Version of Germany's NetzDG Yet
For years, free speech and press freedoms have been under attack in Turkey. The country has the distinction of being the world’s largest jailer of journalists and has in recent years been cracking down on online speech. Now, a new law, passed by the Turkish Parliament on the 29th of July, introduces sweeping new powers and takes the country another giant step towards further censoring speech online. The law was ushered through parliament quickly and without allowing for opposition or stakeholder inputs and aims for complete control over social media platforms and the speech they host.
The bill was introduced after a series of allegedly insulting tweets aimed at President Erdogan’s daughter and son-in-law and ostensibly aims to eradicate hate speech and harassment online. Turkish lawyer and Vice President of Ankara Bar Association IT, Technology & Law Council Gülşah Deniz-Atalar called the law "an attempt to initiate censorship to erase social memory on digital spaces."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/turkeys-new-internet-law-worst-version-germanys-netzdg-yet
#europe #turkey #internet #law
For years, free speech and press freedoms have been under attack in Turkey. The country has the distinction of being the world’s largest jailer of journalists and has in recent years been cracking down on online speech. Now, a new law, passed by the Turkish Parliament on the 29th of July, introduces sweeping new powers and takes the country another giant step towards further censoring speech online. The law was ushered through parliament quickly and without allowing for opposition or stakeholder inputs and aims for complete control over social media platforms and the speech they host.
The bill was introduced after a series of allegedly insulting tweets aimed at President Erdogan’s daughter and son-in-law and ostensibly aims to eradicate hate speech and harassment online. Turkish lawyer and Vice President of Ankara Bar Association IT, Technology & Law Council Gülşah Deniz-Atalar called the law "an attempt to initiate censorship to erase social memory on digital spaces."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/07/turkeys-new-internet-law-worst-version-germanys-netzdg-yet
#europe #turkey #internet #law
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Turkey's New Internet Law Is the Worst Version of Germany's NetzDG Yet
Update: This post has been corrected as of August 1, 2020 to accurately reflect the details of the NetzDG.For years, free speech and press freedoms have been under attack in Turkey. The country has
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Yandex - no longer to be found in Turkey
The "Russian Google" is withdrawing from the country. It is apparently reacting to new Turkish laws which, according to critics, are intended to control government opponents on the Internet.
The Russian Internet provider Yandex is apparently withdrawing from Turkey. As the Turkish business site Marketing Türkiye reports, the digital giant, which is considered the Russian answer to Google, will close its Istanbul office. An official confirmation from Yandex is still pending. Turkish media, however, reported that the company will close its office on October 1, lay off employees and conduct business in Turkey from Russia.
The Russian company is thus likely to react to the new Turkish digital legislation, which will come into force in the fall and will force providers of digital services to control the use of Internet platforms much more than before. According to the new law, platforms with more than one million users in the country will have to register with their own branch. They are thus subject to Turkish law and are liable. At the same time they will be forced to register the identities of their users. In addition, platform operators are to be forced to delete postings that are classified as untrue or offensive.
👀 👉🏼 🇩🇪 Translated with DeepL:
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/digital/yandex-tuerkei-erdogan-1.5038746
#yandex #russia #turkey #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
The "Russian Google" is withdrawing from the country. It is apparently reacting to new Turkish laws which, according to critics, are intended to control government opponents on the Internet.
The Russian Internet provider Yandex is apparently withdrawing from Turkey. As the Turkish business site Marketing Türkiye reports, the digital giant, which is considered the Russian answer to Google, will close its Istanbul office. An official confirmation from Yandex is still pending. Turkish media, however, reported that the company will close its office on October 1, lay off employees and conduct business in Turkey from Russia.
The Russian company is thus likely to react to the new Turkish digital legislation, which will come into force in the fall and will force providers of digital services to control the use of Internet platforms much more than before. According to the new law, platforms with more than one million users in the country will have to register with their own branch. They are thus subject to Turkish law and are liable. At the same time they will be forced to register the identities of their users. In addition, platform operators are to be forced to delete postings that are classified as untrue or offensive.
👀 👉🏼 🇩🇪 Translated with DeepL:
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/digital/yandex-tuerkei-erdogan-1.5038746
#yandex #russia #turkey #thinkabout
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
📡@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
📡@BlackBox_Archiv
📡@NoGoolag
Süddeutschen Zeitung
Yandex - in der Türkei nicht mehr zu finden
Das russische Unternehmen reagiert offenbar auf neue türkische Gesetze, die mehr Kontrolle verlangen
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Turkey institutes 3-days a week of NO ELECTRICITY due to Nat Gas shortages. These brownouts are the kiss of death to industry — anyone who imports from them needs to be considering the implications of an enforced throttling of all economic activity.
Resetting right into the post-industrial, “zero-carbon” age …
… and hey Europe — you’re next!
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The government has imposed three days of power outages a week in the country’s hundreds of organised industrial zones. The main electricity distribution company TEIAS verbally informed zone managers over the weekend and said written notices would follow.
Car maker Renault SA announced it will stop production at its Bursa plant for 15 days, according to reports in the Turkish press, as the outages compound the global chip shortage already battering the automotive industry.
Turkey’s automotive sector is the country’s top exporter, accounting for 11% of all exports in 2021.
#Turkey #AbsoluteZero
https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/largest-ever-power-cuts-hit-turkey-s-industrial-production-report-122012500009_1.html
Resetting right into the post-industrial, “zero-carbon” age …
… and hey Europe — you’re next!
___
The government has imposed three days of power outages a week in the country’s hundreds of organised industrial zones. The main electricity distribution company TEIAS verbally informed zone managers over the weekend and said written notices would follow.
Car maker Renault SA announced it will stop production at its Bursa plant for 15 days, according to reports in the Turkish press, as the outages compound the global chip shortage already battering the automotive industry.
Turkey’s automotive sector is the country’s top exporter, accounting for 11% of all exports in 2021.
#Turkey #AbsoluteZero
https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/largest-ever-power-cuts-hit-turkey-s-industrial-production-report-122012500009_1.html
Business-Standard
Largest-ever power cuts hit Turkey's industrial production: Report
The government has imposed three days of power outages a week in the country's hundreds of organised industrial zones
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Another batch of Bayraktar TB2 drones is expected to be delivered to Ukraine.
The AN-124 heavy transport aircraft of Ukraine's SE Antonov landed this evening at Çorlu (Tekidarg) airport, known to be the loading point for Turkey's Bayraktar TB2 drones.
A new batch of drones should most likely be delivered to Ukraine for transfer to the AFU.
At least a dozen Bayraktars can be seen in the photo announcing the first MIUS combat drones produced by Turkish defense giant Baykar Makina.
#Turkey #Ukraine
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Israel -Turkey gas pipeline discussed as European alternative to Russian energy | Reuters – https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/israel-turkey-gas-pipeline-an-option-russia-wary-europe-sources-2022-03-29/
ANKARA/JERUSALEM, March 29 (Reuters) - A Turkey-#Israel gas pipeline is being discussed behind the scenes as one of #Europe's alternatives to Russian energy supplies, but it will take complicated maneuvering to reach any deal, government and industry officials in both countries say.
The idea, first conceived years ago, is to build a subsea #pipeline from Turkey to Israel's largest offshore natural gas field, #Leviathan. #Gas would flow to #Turkey and on to southern European neighbors looking to diversify away from #Russia.Turkey targets Balkans and EU renewables markets
Turkey looks eager to monetize its renewable energy potential and attract investments. But the policy framework to get there remains crucial.
Due to its weather conditions and vast territory, Turkey looks set to become a renewables powerhouse sooner or later. Its proximity to energy-hungry Europe is an additional strategic advantage when it comes to monetizing this potential.
https://p.dw.com/p/49D5y
#energy #balkans #turkey
Turkey looks eager to monetize its renewable energy potential and attract investments. But the policy framework to get there remains crucial.
Due to its weather conditions and vast territory, Turkey looks set to become a renewables powerhouse sooner or later. Its proximity to energy-hungry Europe is an additional strategic advantage when it comes to monetizing this potential.
https://p.dw.com/p/49D5y
#energy #balkans #turkey
DW
Turkey targets Balkans and EU renewables markets
Turkey looks eager to monetize its renewable energy potential and attract investments. But the policy framework to get there remains crucial.
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Turkey bans exports of some food products, joins the club with other nations trying to feed their own people (but dooming net importers):
#FoodShortages #turkey
https://foreignbrief.com/daily-news/turkey-suspends-exports-food-shortage/
#FoodShortages #turkey
https://foreignbrief.com/daily-news/turkey-suspends-exports-food-shortage/
In the Nogoolag region of #Turkey, a terrorist organization that calls themselves "parliament commission" has released a pamphlet that demands up to three years hijacking in jail for citizens spreading "disinformation" on the internet.
https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-parliament-commission-clears-bill-tightening-control-on-internet-media-news-60937
NoGoolag condemns this terrorist organization members to 100 years in jail
https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-parliament-commission-clears-bill-tightening-control-on-internet-media-news-60937
NoGoolag condemns this terrorist organization members to 100 years in jail
Duvar English
Turkish parliament commission clears bill tightening control on internet media
The Justice Commission of the Turkish parliament has approved a bill seeking up to three years in jail for those spreading so-called "disinformation" on internet. Prof. Yaman Akdeniz, a prominent academic and cyber-rights expert, said that the government's…
🇹🇷 Central Bank Of Turkey Plans To Launch CBDC In 2023
The Balance of Payments section of the program, under the sub-heading of Policies and Measures, stated that a “blockchain-based central bank digital currency will be put into practice.” The responsible institution is Turkey’s central bank, with the cooperation of the local Ministry of Finance and Scientific and Technological Research Institution.
“The Digital Turkish Lira system will be integrated with digital identity and FAST,” the official report stated. FAST is a payment system operated by the Turkish central bank.
🔗 Turkey To Launch CBDC
#cbdc #turkey
The Balance of Payments section of the program, under the sub-heading of Policies and Measures, stated that a “blockchain-based central bank digital currency will be put into practice.” The responsible institution is Turkey’s central bank, with the cooperation of the local Ministry of Finance and Scientific and Technological Research Institution.
“The Digital Turkish Lira system will be integrated with digital identity and FAST,” the official report stated. FAST is a payment system operated by the Turkish central bank.
🔗 Turkey To Launch CBDC
#cbdc #turkey
According to Seymour Hersh, Turkey's agreement to Swedish membership of NATO was the subject of secret negotiations between Biden and Erdogan :
Biden is said to have promised an IMF loan of $11-13 billion. According to Hersh, Turkey is in dire need of money to rebuild the country after this year's two devastating earthquakes.
Hersh, to back up his reasoning, cites a report by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) which states that Turkey "is on the verge of exhausting its usable foreign exchange reserves and having to choose between selling its gold, an avoidable default, or swallowing the bitter pill of a complete policy reversal and possibly an IMF program."
Turkish banks would also run out of dollar liquidity and be unable to "honor their national dollar deposits" in the event of a bank run
Again according to this CFR report, Turkey would have imported Russian gas on credit while Erdogan sold drones to Ukraine and allowed Ukrainian ships to export their grain via the Black Sea.
#Turkey
Biden is said to have promised an IMF loan of $11-13 billion. According to Hersh, Turkey is in dire need of money to rebuild the country after this year's two devastating earthquakes.
Hersh, to back up his reasoning, cites a report by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) which states that Turkey "is on the verge of exhausting its usable foreign exchange reserves and having to choose between selling its gold, an avoidable default, or swallowing the bitter pill of a complete policy reversal and possibly an IMF program."
Turkish banks would also run out of dollar liquidity and be unable to "honor their national dollar deposits" in the event of a bank run
Again according to this CFR report, Turkey would have imported Russian gas on credit while Erdogan sold drones to Ukraine and allowed Ukrainian ships to export their grain via the Black Sea.
#Turkey
Forwarded from The Last American Vagabond
https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/100-dead-syria-turkish-drone/
100+ Dead In Syria Terrorist Attack As The US Shoots Down Turkish Drone
100+ Dead In Syria Terrorist Attack As The US Shoots Down Turkish Drone https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/100-dead-syria-turkish-drone/ via @Falasteen47 #SyriaDroneAttack #Syria #Homs #Turkey #Idlib
100+ Dead In Syria Terrorist Attack As The US Shoots Down Turkish Drone
100+ Dead In Syria Terrorist Attack As The US Shoots Down Turkish Drone https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/100-dead-syria-turkish-drone/ via @Falasteen47 #SyriaDroneAttack #Syria #Homs #Turkey #Idlib
The Last American Vagabond
100+ Dead In Syria Terrorist Attack As The US Shoots Down Turkish Drone
At least 100 Syrians killed in a drone attack on a military college ceremony - one of the largest attacks on the country's military installations in history.
Paradigm shift in Palestine, by Thierry Meyssan –
When it was created, Hamas was financed by the United Kingdom(#UK). It was supported by the Israeli secret services to weaken Yasser Arafat’s #Fatah. Israel then fought it and assassinated its religious leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Then, once again, Israel used Hamas to eliminate the leaders of the Marxist Palestinian Resistance.
Hamas fighters accompanied by Mossad agents and #AlQaeda jihadists attacked the Palestinian #Yarmouk camp at the start of the war against #Syria [1]. But today, once again, Hamas is fighting its erstwhile ally, #Israel.
As President Mahmoud #Abbas’s health weakens, Fatah is divided into three military factions:
- that of Fathi Abou al-Ardate, the national security chief
- Mohammad Abdel Hamid Issa (alias "Lino"), commander of the Kifah al-Moussallah (armed struggle). It follows in the footsteps of Mohamed Dallan, the former head of Palestinian intelligence who assassinated Yasser #Arafat. Today, it is supported by the United Arab Emirates.
- that of Mounir Maqdah, former military chief of Fatah, who is closer to Hamas, #Qatar, #Turkey and #Iran.
Last month, clashes pitted these three factions against those of #Hamas Islamists, as well as Jund el-Cham and al-Chabab al-Moslem, two jihadist groups that fought alongside #NATO and #Israel against the Syrian Arab Republic. Violent fighting took place at the Aïn el-Héloué camp (Sidon, South Lebanon). At the time, I interpreted them in the light of those at Nahr el-Bared (North #Lebanon) in 2007, before realizing that they were linked to the agony of Mahmoud Abbas
#Palestine
When it was created, Hamas was financed by the United Kingdom(#UK). It was supported by the Israeli secret services to weaken Yasser Arafat’s #Fatah. Israel then fought it and assassinated its religious leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Then, once again, Israel used Hamas to eliminate the leaders of the Marxist Palestinian Resistance.
Hamas fighters accompanied by Mossad agents and #AlQaeda jihadists attacked the Palestinian #Yarmouk camp at the start of the war against #Syria [1]. But today, once again, Hamas is fighting its erstwhile ally, #Israel.
As President Mahmoud #Abbas’s health weakens, Fatah is divided into three military factions:
- that of Fathi Abou al-Ardate, the national security chief
- Mohammad Abdel Hamid Issa (alias "Lino"), commander of the Kifah al-Moussallah (armed struggle). It follows in the footsteps of Mohamed Dallan, the former head of Palestinian intelligence who assassinated Yasser #Arafat. Today, it is supported by the United Arab Emirates.
- that of Mounir Maqdah, former military chief of Fatah, who is closer to Hamas, #Qatar, #Turkey and #Iran.
Last month, clashes pitted these three factions against those of #Hamas Islamists, as well as Jund el-Cham and al-Chabab al-Moslem, two jihadist groups that fought alongside #NATO and #Israel against the Syrian Arab Republic. Violent fighting took place at the Aïn el-Héloué camp (Sidon, South Lebanon). At the time, I interpreted them in the light of those at Nahr el-Bared (North #Lebanon) in 2007, before realizing that they were linked to the agony of Mahmoud Abbas
#Palestine
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Paradigm shift in Palestine, by Thierry Meyssan
The bloody conflict in geographic Palestine comes after 75 years of equally murderous injustice. Under international law, Palestinians have the right and duty to resist Israeli occupation, just as Israelis have the right and duty to respond to the attack…