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Turkey says Twitter 'biased', did nothing to stop 'character assassinations' - Reuters Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:53:04 GMT

Yahoo News

Turkey says Twitter 'biased', did nothing to stop 'character assassinations' Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Saturday that Twitter was "biased" and had been used for "systematic character assassinations" of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government, a day after Ankara's ban on the site prompted an international outcry. Turkey: Twitter allows 'character assassination 'Yahoo News Turkey reportedly cuts off Twitter backdoor by blocking...The Verge Turkey's attempt to ban Twitter is a big failure on Day 1USA TODAY TechCrunch all 347 news articles »

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Turkey's Twitter ban condemned -- even by nation's own president - CNN Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:32:18 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Turkey's Twitter ban condemned -- even by nation's own president CNN London (CNN) -- A Turkish government ban on Twitter has provoked widespread fury in Turkey, and condemnation around the world, with the country's own president taking to the social media website to condemn Ankara's actions. Turkey's Prime Minister ... Turkey bans Twitter as Prime Minister accused of graft cover-upSydney Morning Herald Twitter users ridicule Turkey banAljazeera.com Turkey blocks Twitter after PM threatens to wipe it outRT (blog) TIME -New York Times -Reuters all 1,501 news articles »

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Turkey's political crisis undermining democracy - CNN (blog) Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:03:17 GMT

Today's Zaman

Turkey's political crisis undermining democracy CNN (blog) With the political opposition in Turkey weak and fractured, the Gülen movement is, by default, now Turkey's main opposition power. Its supporters in the media, particularly Zaman and its English edition, Today's Zaman, have consistently criticized ... [Part 4] Gülen calls for respect of diversity in Turkey to end polarizationToday's Zaman all 36 news articles »

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Turkey bans Twitter — and Twitter explodes - Washington Post Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:48:29 GMT

Turkey bans Twitter — and Twitter explodes Washington Post After Turkey's Twitter was apparently disabled, the hashtag #TwitterisblockedinTurkey went supernova, though Twitter is still accessible via the site's SMS service, which allows Turks to text in a tweet. President Abdullah Gul, a political ally of ...

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Turkey faces 'geography's revenge' in Crimea - Al-Monitor Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:39:45 GMT

Trend.az

Turkey faces 'geography's revenge' in Crimea Al-Monitor Russia's seizure of Crimea is a harbinger of a new Cold War that leaves Turkey facing complex situations on a number of fronts, requiring careful diplomatic and political management. Whether Ankara can rise to the occasion given that the government of ... FM: Polls must secure Turkey's gainsTrend.az all 4 news articles »

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UPDATE 2-Turkey says Twitter "biased", did nothing to stop "character ... - Reuters Sat, 22 Mar 2014 16:50:17 GMT

UPDATE 2-Turkey says Twitter "biased", did nothing to stop "character ... Reuters ISTANBUL, March 22 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Saturday that Twitter was "biased" and had been used for "systematic character assassinations" of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government, a day after Ankara's ban on the site prompted an international ...

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Streisand Effect Takes Hold As Turkey Bans Twitter - Forbes Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:34:01 GMT

Streisand Effect Takes Hold As Turkey Bans Twitter Forbes At the time of writing, indeed, '#TwitterisblockedinTurkey' is the top trending topic worldwide – mostly thanks to tweets from Turkey itself. More than half a million tweets were sent during the fist ten hours of the ban, says tracking site TwitTurk ...

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Turkey Twitter users flout Erdogan ban on micro-blogging site - The Guardian Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:53:08 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey Twitter users flout Erdogan ban on micro-blogging site The Guardian Turkish women check the web on their laptops while being served a coffee at a cafe in Istanbul, Turkey 21 March 2014. The social media site Twitter was blocked in Turkey early on 21 March 2014, amid an internet crackdown. Photograph: Tolga Bozoglu/EPA.

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Turkey blocks Google DNS to cut off Twitter backdoor - Times of India Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:08:02 GMT

Turkey blocks Google DNS to cut off Twitter backdoor Times of India Turkey has blocked a Google service that was being used by Turks to circumvent a similar ban on Twitter as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government tries to stem the spreading of leaks from a corruption probe before local elections, Bloomberg ...

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Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports - CNET Sat, 22 Mar 2014 17:57:32 GMT

Twitter battle in Turkey heats up, spreads to YouTube -- reports CNET Turkey's battle over Net censorship is heating up, with the government there reportedly blocking a method that let citizens sidestep a Twitter ban, the White House expressing "serious concern" over the ban, and Google reportedly refusing requests from ...