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Censorship on bianet article lifted after top court ruling
Censorship on bianet article lifted after top court ruling
New regarding the death of a patient in an İzmir hospital was censored. The censorship has been lifted after the Constitutional Court annulled a law article allowing access bans on grounds of "violation of personal rights."
20 March 2024
Turkey blocks Deutsche Welle websites
Turkey blocks Deutsche Welle websites
Despite previous restrictions, DW Türkçe has publishing using different domain names.
17 November 2023
Constitutional Court rules against 'arbitrary' blocking of news article
Constitutional Court rules against 'arbitrary' blocking of news article
The blocking of an online new article about Turkey’s military operations in Syria violated freedom of the press, the top court has ruled.
8 November 2023
Turkey blocks access to Voice of America's Turkish website
Turkey blocks access to Voice of America's Turkish website
The outlet refuses to comply with a licensing regulation that is cricitized for restricting press freedom. After a ban last year for the same reason, it had changed its domain name to circumvent the ban.
30 August 2023
Minister: Turkey blocked 108 million attempts to access 'harmful' websites in a decade
Minister: Turkey blocked 108 million attempts to access 'harmful' websites in a decade
Those "harmful" websites are primarily identified through the filtration of various keywords, which at times results in the blocking of LGBTI+ websites.
21 August 2023
Court blocks access to news report that led to detention of five journalists
Court blocks access to news report that led to detention of five journalists
The journalist who reported on the reassignment of a married judge and prosecutor presiding over the same case was remanded in custody. Four others, including a bianet editor, were briefly detaining for retweeting a post containing this information.
28 July 2023
Courts block access to hundreds of news pieces about Erdoğan's sons
Courts block access to hundreds of news pieces about Erdoğan's sons
The blocked news pieces include domestic and international corruption allegations against Bilal Erdoğan and the 1998 killing of a singer, for which Burak Erdoğan stood trial.
24 July 2023
Access to Kurdish rights-focused Yeni Yaşam newspaper's website blocked for fourth time
Access to Kurdish rights-focused Yeni Yaşam newspaper's website blocked for fourth time
The newspaper has changed its web address to circumvent the ban.
17 July 2023
Court blocks access to reports about employment agency official's deceptive conduct towards job-seeking women
Court blocks access to reports about employment agency official's deceptive conduct towards job-seeking women
Gıyas Güven was accused of enticing women seeking employment by promising them jobs and engaging in sexual relationships with them.
13 July 2023
Judge orders blocking of access to reports linking Bilal Erdoğan to international bribery investigation
Judge orders blocking of access to reports linking Bilal Erdoğan to international bribery investigation
The reports volated Erdoğan's personel rights, a judge has ruled.
28 June 2023
Turkey bans OnlyFans following court order
Turkey bans OnlyFans following court order
The court decision to ban the platform comes after a massive social media campaign accusing OnlyFans and its content creators of "obscenity" and "immorality."
8 June 2023
Judge orders block on misleading video linking Kılıçdaroğlu to PKK
Judge orders block on misleading video linking Kılıçdaroğlu to PKK
President Erdoğan showcased the video during his election rallies before admitting that it might have been fabricated.
25 May 2023
Turkey's popular social network applies to top court against ban
Turkey's popular social network applies to top court against ban
Access to Ekşi Sözlük has been blocked for over a month now.
27 March 2023
Judge blocks access to reports about pro-Erdoğan party
Judge blocks access to reports about pro-Erdoğan party
Critics link HÜDA PAR, which recently announced support for President Erdoğan, to the Kurdish Hizbullah, which perpetrated hundreds of targeted killings in the 1990s. The party denies the accusations.
20 March 2023
Access to Ekşi Sözlük blocked again
Access to Ekşi Sözlük blocked again
Yesterday, a court lifted a ban on the social network that had been in place for nine days.
3 March 2023
Access ban on Türkiye's popular social network lifted after nine days
Access ban on Türkiye's popular social network lifted after nine days
The ban on Ekşi Sözlük came amid an intense public debate over last month's massive earthquakes.
2 March 2023
Court lifts access ban on Kurdish publishing house's website
Court lifts access ban on Kurdish publishing house's website
The Avesta Publishing House was among the several sites that were blocked for "terror propaganda."
1 March 2023
'This is censorship': Ekşi Sözlük CEO slams access ban, vows to take legal action
'This is censorship': Ekşi Sözlük CEO slams access ban, vows to take legal action
One of the most popular websites in Türkiye, Ekşi Sözlük was banned after the earthquakes. The reason for the ban is still not clear.
27 February 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz
Türkiye blocks access to Kurdish-focused websites, including Rudaw
Türkiye blocks access to Kurdish-focused websites, including Rudaw
The websites have been banned for "terrorist propaganda" after a complaint by the police.
23 February 2023
Two opposition leaders: 'How can you block Twitter just when it is so crucial?'
Two opposition leaders: 'How can you block Twitter just when it is so crucial?'
Presidents of CHP and İyi Party named access restrictions to Twitter evilness and requested an explanation.
8 February 2023
Court blocks access to reports about 'chemical attack' allegations
Court blocks access to reports about 'chemical attack' allegations
Two bianet reports are among the 22 blocked articles.
3 November 2022
Court Rules Against State Agency for Not Lifting Ban on Imgur
Court Rules Against State Agency for Not Lifting Ban on Imgur
An agency affiliated with the Health Ministry had not removed the access block on Imgur although it had removed the content subject to the ban.
9 April 2020 Hikmet Adal
Access Block on ‘We Defend Gezi’ Website
Access Block on ‘We Defend Gezi’ Website
An access block has been imposed on the website that has been opened to give up-to-date information about the ongoing Gezi trial.
22 July 2019
Access Block to Wikipedia in Turkey Taken to ECtHR
Access Block to Wikipedia in Turkey Taken to ECtHR
Wikipedia has appealed to the European Court of Human Rİghts (ECtHR) against the access block imposed by Turkey to the online encyclopedia. Access to Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey for the last two years.
24 May 2019
62nd Access Block on Sendika.Org News Website Lifted
62nd Access Block on Sendika.Org News Website Lifted
Access to the Sendika.Org news website has been blocked for the 62nd time by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK). The website has announced that the authority has lifted the access block today.
6 December 2018
"Access Ban to RedHack Site Unlawful"
"Access Ban to RedHack Site Unlawful"
Access was banned to the kizilhack.org (RedHack) website on the grounds of alleged catalogue crimes as mentioned in Law No. 5651. Internet experts Akdeniz and Altıparmak criticized the access ban saying that the activities of Redhack were not included in the catalogue crimes.
2 March 2012 Ekin Karaca
Access to Agos Website Denied "by the System"
Access to Agos Website Denied "by the System"
Access to the website of the Armenian Agos newspaper was temporarily denied to students of schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education on 23 January. The Turkish Telecom blamed an error of the system for the filtering of the website.
24 January 2012
Darwin Sites Banned - Survival of the Fittest?
INTERNET FILTERING SYSTEM
Darwin Sites Banned - Survival of the Fittest?
The children profile of the internet filtering system enforced on 22 November banned access to all web sites related to the theory of evolution and to naturalist Charles Darwin.
9 December 2011
Ban on Victoria's Secret Lifted after Protests
INTERNET FILTER
Ban on Victoria's Secret Lifted after Protests
On the first day of the internet filtering system, access was denied to many underwear and condom brands. After a storm of protest in the social media, most of these sites were removed from the filter.
24 November 2011
Facebook Apologized to Journalist Çakır - Group Re-Opened
INTERNET CENSORSHIP
Facebook Apologized to Journalist Çakır - Group Re-Opened
The Facebook Turkey team apologized to journalist Çakır for closing down his account and the "Homology" group he administers "by mistake". Access to another group that called on Minister Kavaf to resign is still blocked.
28 March 2011 Burçin Belge
YouTube Removed Videos of Former Opposition Leader
YouTube Removed Videos of Former Opposition Leader
After another decision for an access ban on YouTube, officials of the global video sharing site removed the videos on subject from the data base. The Telecommunications Communication Presidency had requested the removal of videos concerning former CHP Chairman Baykal.
10 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Video Sharing Site Vimeo.com Banned
Video Sharing Site Vimeo.com Banned
Three years after the access ban of YouTube, the video sharing site Vimeo.com was temporarily banned as well. The Telecommunication Communication Presidency blocked access for a few days upon a "protection decision" issued by the Ankara Public Chief Prosecution.
5 October 2010 Emir Çelik
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