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Turkey Bans Twitter - TIME Fri, 21 Mar 2014 00:26:17 GMT

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Turkey Bans Twitter
TIME
Twitter was blocked just after midnight in Turkey Thursday, according to Reuters. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan stated his intention to block the social media platform—which has been an essential means of communication and organization in Turkey—12 ...
Twitter Blocked in Turkey as Prime Minister Pledges to 'Eradicate' ItMashable
Twitter Blocked Nationwide in Turkey: ReportsNBCNews.com
Twitter website 'blocked' in TurkeyBBC News
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Turkey's Erdogan threatens to ban Twitter - Aljazeera.com Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:53:29 GMT

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Turkey's Erdogan threatens to ban Twitter
Aljazeera.com
Turkey's prime minister has warned that he would eradicate Twitter after a number of audio recordings anonymously posted on social media purportedly exposed corruption in his inner circle. "We will wipe out Twitter. I don't care what the international ...

10 Dead After Train Crashes Into Minibus in Turkey - ABC News Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:11:24 GMT

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10 Dead After Train Crashes Into Minibus in Turkey
ABC News
10 Dead After Train Crashes Into Minibus in Turkey. ANKARA, Turkey March 20, 2014 (AP). Associated Press. A passenger train crashed into a minibus that was carrying workers to a factory in Turkey, killing 10 people and injuring five others, officials said.
'Nine killed' in Turkey train crashBBC News
Nine killed as train hits bus in Turkeyeuronews
Train crashes into minibus in Turkey, leaving 10 dead and 5 others injuredU.S. News & World Report
Daily Mail -Irish Independent
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Turkey's Erdogan threatens Twitter ban as vote looms - Reuters Thu, 20 Mar 2014 18:02:01 GMT

Turkey's Erdogan threatens Twitter ban as vote looms
Reuters
Erdogan said two weeks ago that Turkey could ban Facebook and YouTube, which he says have been abused by his enemies after a stream of audio recordings purportedly revealing corruption in his inner circle emerged online. President Abdullah Gul, a ...

McCarthyism Comes to Turkey - New York Times Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:58:06 GMT

McCarthyism Comes to Turkey
New York Times
ISTANBUL — For several months, Turkey has been in the throes of a political war. The latest controversy emerged after a series of wiretapped phone conversations between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and members of his inner circle were exposed ...

Twitter says looking into reports that service banned in Turkey - Reuters Thu, 20 Mar 2014 23:07:39 GMT

Twitter says looking into reports that service banned in Turkey
Reuters
... on Thursday that it is looking into reports that its service has been banned in Turkey. The Internet company published a message on its service on Thursday advising users in Turkey that it was possible to send Tweets using mobile phone text messaging.

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Banned in Turkey, Twitter offers SMS workaround (Update) - VentureBeat Fri, 21 Mar 2014 01:36:43 GMT

Banned in Turkey, Twitter offers SMS workaround (Update)
VentureBeat
Update: Turkey's Telecommunications Department has confirmed that a “protection measure has been taken” for Twitter, “according to Decision Nr.dated 03.20.2014 of Istanbul Public Prosecutor (Article 10 With TMK Guard).” That term, “protection measure,” ...

Three killed in Turkey armed attack - The Daily Star Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:29:22 GMT

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Three killed in Turkey armed attack
The Daily Star
ANKARA: Two soldiers and a police officer were killed Thursday in southern Turkey when unidentified assailants opened fire on security forces in an attack denounced as an "act of terror" by the government. Using long-range shotguns the armed men fired ...

Seven dead in shooting at Turkey statistics office - Reuters Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:56:56 GMT

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Seven dead in shooting at Turkey statistics office
Reuters
Kars is in northeastern Turkey near the Armenian border, where militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - branded a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union - have conducted attacks including kidnappings ...
Deaths in shooting at Turkey instituteAljazeera.com
Turkey: office worker kills six staff, then shoots himselfeuronews
Gunman kills six in TurkeyThe Daily Star

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Turkey Protests: 'The Worst Is Yet To Come' - Huffington Post Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:17:26 GMT

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Turkey Protests: 'The Worst Is Yet To Come'
Huffington Post
"The feeling on the streets is very emotional, very tense," said Tulin Daloglu, a columnist for Al-Monitor's Turkey Pulse, on HuffPost Live. The tension is only building, she added. While Elvan's grew into a symbol for the protests movement ...
Erdogan fans the flames of discord in TurkeyHaaretz

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