Mar 26 Turkish court orders government to lift Twitter ban By Ruth Tam A Turkish court ordered the government to end its six day ban on Twitter Wednesday by issuing a temporary injunction against the policy. According to AFP, the government has acknowledged the ruling and local media report that access to… Continue reading
Mar 24 ‘Live tweeting’ in Turkey in protest of Twitter ban By News Desk A woman protests a country-wide ban on Twitter in the country of Turkey by writing a “physical tweet” in the city of Ankara. Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan banned access to the social media site on Thursday in the… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Turkish and Chinese Social media users bypass crackdowns By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan explores the methods social media users utilize to circumvent attempts to stifle online free speech. He talks with a 16-year-old in Istanbul who is dealing with Turkey’s official ban on Twitter using a VPN, or virtual private network. Continue watching
Mar 22 Circumventing the Turkish Twitter crackdown By Hari Sreenivasan After the government in Turkey attempted to ban Twitter on Friday, social media savvy youth in the country almost immediately found ways around the block. Continue reading
Mar 21 Turkish PM: ‘We’ll eradicate Twitter’ By Jaywon Choe, Anya van Wagtendonk In a stunning move Friday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan banned microblogging site Twitter across his country, in an attempt to quiet critics of his administration as it prepares for crucial elections later this month. Erdogan and his political… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch What’s behind the government corruption scandal in Turkey Once regarded as the model for successful Muslim democracy, Turkey is now facing corruption allegations that go right to the heart of the government. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Protests erupt in Turkey over corruption probe into Erdogan’s government Protests erupt in Turkey over corruption probe into Erdogan's government… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch News Wrap: Americans at home, U.S. forces abroad celebrate Thanksgiving News Wrap: Americans at home, U.S. forces abroad celebrate Thanksgiving… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Obama designates Popcorn as National Thanksgiving Turkey Obama designates Popcorn as National Thankgiving Turkey… Continue watching