Turkey’s recent experience with Twitter shows classic authoritarianism is based on merging civic responsibility with a leader’s aspirations. Binoy Kampmark writes.
Banning Twitter: The Turkish media experiment
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Index demands Turkey unblock Twitter
Turkey’s late night decision to block Twitter last evening is emblematic of the increasing authoritarian tendencies of the prime minister Recep Erdogan.
Erdogan’s threat to shut down social media is warning for media freedom in Turkey
The Turkish government continues to threaten internet freedom, placing added pressure on social media platforms, writes Catherine Stupp
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Arts nominee Meltem Arikan
International Freedom of Expression 2014 Arts Award Nominee and renowned Turkish playwright and novelist Meltem Arikan answered questions about her nomination during a Twitter chat with Index on Censorship
Vague legislation leaves Turkish journalists vulnerable
Conflict, corruption and corporate power mean that Turkey’s media workers can easily find themselves on the wrong side of the law, says Selina Bieber
Turkey: Censorship laws don’t sell themselves
Over the past few weeks, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey has deployed a curated mix of paid-for advertising, op-eds in pro-government newspapers, tweets and off-the-cuff press statements to justify their curbs on internet freedom. Alastair Sloan reports
Turkey: Artistic freedom and censorship
Limitations and challenges to freedom of expression and of assembly in Turkey have – once again – come to international attention over the past year. But despite this, censorship of the arts is often unreported.
Turkey: Artists engaged in Kurdish rights struggle face limits on free expression
A companion report: Developments in cultural policy and its effects on freedom of the arts, Ankara As we have shown in previous publications, artists engaged in the Kurdish rights struggle are differentially affected by limitations to freedom of...
Cultural policy effects on freedom of the arts in Turkey
A companion report: Freedom of expression in the arts and censorship in Kurdish Region, Diyarbakir, Batman In the course of its research Siyah Bant has conceptualized censorship not just as the banning of artistic expression through legal means but...
Unclear internet law spells uncertain future for free expression in Turkey
The specifics regarding website censorship and data gathering in the recently approved amendments to Turkey’s controversial internet law remain murky, writes Catherine Stupp