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Popular YouTube channel cancels election broadcast over threats

Popular YouTube channel cancels election broadcast over threats

Featuring interviews with poliicial leaders, BaBaLa TV has attracted millions of views in the run-up to Sunday's elections.

3 YouTubers doing street interviews placed under house arrest

3 YouTubers doing street interviews placed under house arrest

Detained on December 12, the owners of three YouTube channels posting street interviews Arif Kocabıyık, Hasan Köksoy and Turan Kural have been released to house arrest. An international travel ban has been imposed on the three.

13 December 2021

Pro-government A Haber labelled as ‘government-funded’ by YouTube

Pro-government A Haber labelled as ‘government-funded’ by YouTube

YouTube has activated its information panel about some TV channels in Turkey. While it labelled the state channel TRT as a “public broadcaster” and A Haber news channel as “funded by Turkish government”, it has removed the label on ATV.

YouTube removes video of Erdoğan's communication director due to 'hate speech'

YouTube removes video of Erdoğan's communication director due to 'hate speech'

Fahrettin Altun has accused YouTube of "hypocrisy," claiming that it ignores hate speech against Islam and Muslims.

‘YouTube precedent threatens free expression,’ warn rights organizations

‘YouTube precedent threatens free expression,’ warn rights organizations

After YouTube announced that it would open a local representative in Turkey in line with the country’s recently amended social media law, three rights organizations have criticized the decision in a joint written statement.

21 December 2020

YouTube to open a representative in Turkey

YouTube to open a representative in Turkey

YouTube has announced that it will “set up a legal entity in Turkey to serve as a local representative, providing a local point of contact for the government,” in compliance with Turkey's social media law.

16 December 2020

AKP's social media woes continue as Erdoğan's YouTube live stream with the youth backfires

AKP's social media woes continue as Erdoğan's YouTube live stream with the youth backfires

After having thousands of "troll" accounts suspended by Twitter and being forced to cancel the "ethics" campaign following sexual harassment tweets, a new social media move by Erdoğan's party has ignited a "No vote" campaign against him.

29 June 2020 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Turkey Seeks Power to Control Social Media

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Turkey Seeks Power to Control Social Media

Social media companies, the US, the EU and countries and international bodies that champion free speech, as well as social media users in Turkey, should be vocal and unequivocal on calling on Turkey to drop it.

13 April 2020 Emma Sinclair-Webb

“Censorship of Social Media Violates the Constitution”

“Censorship of Social Media Violates the Constitution”

Academicians Akdeniz and Altıparmak, objected to the access ban on social media platforms Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. “Constitutional principles were violated,” said Bihr from RSF.

YouTube At Last!

YouTube At Last!

Turkey lifted its YouTube ban dated March 27 following the Constitutional Court’s decision on May 29 stating, “The access ban on Youtube is a rights violation.”

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

YouTube Ban Finally Lifted

YouTube Ban Finally Lifted

The access ban to the YouTube video sharing site was lifted after 2.5 years subsequent to the removal of the controversial videos that allegedly insulted the memory of Atatürk, founder of the Turkish Republic.

1 November 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Court Insists on YouTube Censorship

Court Insists on YouTube Censorship

An Ankara court has rejected the appeal of an association that has protested against a widening of the video sharing ban.

Youtube Ban at the European Court of Human Rights

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Youtube Ban at the European Court of Human Rights

The Internet Technology Association seeks justice at the ECHR against the legal ban of youtube.com in Turkey. The association claims a violation of freedom of expression as well as freedom of association.

3 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Youtube Ban Going Before the ECHR

Lawyer Karslı explains how Turkish courts failed to overturn a restrictive law which took Turkish users from accessing the popular video-sharing site for over a year now.

Dailymotion Is Open, The Other Internet Sites Are Still Not

Among the sites that were banned by the Turkish authorities, only the video sharing site dailymotion was opened. The rest are still closed, waiting for the needed court orders.

2 September 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

YouTube Is Back

YouTube and Dailymotion are accessible again. Youtube was closed for three months and Dailymotion was banned since the beginning of August. Last week many internet sites protested this internet censorship.

Another Internet Site Is Banned

The censorship against the internet sites is continuing in Turkey. After youtube.com and dailymotion, not the sites of kliptube and gundemonline.com are banned, too.

14 August 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Another Internet Site Becomes Inaccessible

Another Internet Site Becomes Inaccessible

Youtube, the biggest global video sharing site, has been inaccessible for three months now. Another site, dailymotion.com, is banned, too.

4 August 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Objectionable Atatürk Videos Keep YouTube Inaccessible

Objectionable Atatürk Videos Keep YouTube Inaccessible

Turkey is not one of hostile countries to the internet, but it has kept YouTube, the biggest video sharing site, inaccessible for two months because of insulting videos to Atatürk. The prosecutor says it is not enough to remove them from the Turkish database.

Organisations Condemn Internet Censorship

Turkish PEN, the Turkish Writers’ Trade Union, the Association of People of Letters and the Turkish Publishers’ Union have condemned the blocked access to Youtube and other websites in Turkey.

3 April 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Access to Another Website Banned

After Wordpress and Youtube.com, the Indymedia-Istanbul website has now been closed with a court decision. Turkey continues to close down whole sites because of individual contributions.

27 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Courts Queuing Up to Close Down Youtube!

After courts in Ankara and Sivas blocked access to the international video-sharing website in mid-January, a court in Izmir blocked access to the site again yesterday. The ban has now been lifted.

31 January 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Youtube is Back... Access Should Not Be Blocked Again!

RSF and OSCE release general recommendations for internet use in the OSCE member states. "Filters can only be put in place by Internet users themselves" they recommend.

25 January 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Access to Youtube Blocked

Two Turkish judges successively impose categorical ban on access to Youtube.com, for the content of one single video clip.

23 January 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Activists Complain Against Racist Song

The prosecution has reacted to controversy over a song praising Hrant Dink's murder suspects and started an investigation. Human rights groups are filing a suit additionally.

17 September 2007 Erol Önderoğlu