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
Sep 24 Watch Watch Turkish President Abdullah Gül address the UN Watch Turkish President Abdullah Gül address the UN General Assembly… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Joins Efforts to Mediate Egypt’s Political Conflict In other news Monday, the U.S. joined efforts to mediate the political situation in Egypt. The Deputy Secretary of State met with leaders of the military-backed government and the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo. Also, after a five-year trial in Turkey,… Continue watching