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Richard Wike: The numbers are in, and the people want their internet freedom – no matter what Putin and Erdogan say Richard Wike ...

Ancient censorship mechanisms are no longer a problem for the young Turks who co-ordinate anti-government dissent Thursday was Twitter's eighth birthday . Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's birthday present to the social media giant, and to millions of Turks who use it daily, was to block the site . At about 11.20pm last night, those who wanted to use Twitter were greeted by a message from...

Twitter use breaks new record in country as Turks defy purge of social media platform by Ankara Turkish users of Twitter - including the country's president - have flouted a block on the social media platform by using text messaging services or disguising the location of their computers to continue posting messages on the site. Telecom regulators enforced four court orders to restrict access to Twitter...

Turkey has banned Twitter, but that hasn’t stopped many of the Turkish users of the site. Here we explain three ways they’re getting around the ban Elena Cresci ...

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatens to 'root out' social media network where wiretapped recordings have been leaked Turkey restricted access to Twitter hours after its prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, threatened to "root out" the social media network where wiretapped recordings have been leaked, damaging the government's reputation ahead of local elections. Some users trying to use Twitter were taken...

The Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses us of launching a hashtag war on his government, but we just want our online freedom In Turkey, platforms like Facebook and YouTube are being used for "all kinds of immorality, all kinds of espionage" if you believe the prime minister's recent words. Last summer, Recep Tayyip Erdogan went so far as to brand social media "the worst menace to society"...

Psychologist dismissed from his job at TurkStat kills local manager and five others before turning the gun on himself A former state employee has shot dead six people at the Turkish Statistical Institute, TurkStat, in the eastern province of Kars before killing himself, state broadcaster TRT Haber reports. Kars governor Eyup Tepe said the attacker had carried out the shooting after being dismissed...

Seven bodies found off coast of Lesbos after boat sailing from Turkey sinks in eastern Aegean Sea Officials in Greece say they have recovered the bodies of seven migrants who drowned overnight when a boat travelling illegally from Turkey sank in the eastern Aegean Sea. The merchant marine ministry said another eight people had been rescued near the island of Lesbos. Two of the bodies were found in...

Here’s our weekly round-up of great city content we found online – from shipping containers turned into housing to decrepit amusement parks Marta Bausells ...

With mainstream media reluctant to cover it, the unfolding turmoil is being played out on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter In the continuing political turmoil in Turkey, the suicide of Hatice Can might have gone unnoticed. Hatice's son, Onur, was a talented young architect – a graduate of one of the leading universities. In 2010 Onur was taken into custody on suspicion of selling drugs. He was allegedly...

Police officer has heart attack and young man allegedly shot in head during clashes following funeral of teenage boy Two deaths in two days have highlighted the deepening polarisation of Turkish politics, as tension soared at the funerals of a young man and a teenage boy. Following the burial of Berkin Elvan – a teenager who died after being hit in the head by a teargas canister during last summer's...

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Several thousand mourners gathered in central Istanbul on Wednesday for the funeral of Berkin Elvan, a Turkish teenager who died after being in a coma since being hit in the head by a tear gas canister ...

Berkin Elvan, 15, died after spending 269 days in a coma caused by being struck on the head by teargas cannister Riot police used teargas and water cannon to disperse mourners on Wednesday after the funeral of a 15-year old boy injured during anti-government unrest last year. Tens of thousands joined the funeral of Berkin Elvan, who had spent 269 days in a coma after being struck on the head with...

Death of 15-year-old nine months after being hit by a police tear-gas canister has sparked violent clashes in Turkish capital Tens of thousands of people have turned out for the funeral of a Turkish boy who died nine months afterafter being hit by a police tear-gas canister during anti-government protests. The death on Tuesday of fifteen-year old Berkin Elvan after a long coma sparked violent clashes...

This short animation illustrates the the violence of 2013's Gezi Park protests in Istanbul ...

The director of the short Tornistan on self-censorship in the Turkish media and the thousands wounded in the protests. Nabeelah Shabbir ...

Berkin Elvan has been in coma since June last year when he was hit by a teargas cartridge during anti-government protests in Istanbul Fresh clashes between Turkish police and protesters have erupted in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara on Tuesday , after a 15-year-old boy died from a head injury sustained during anti-government protests last summer. Berkin Elvan, then aged 14, was on his way to buy...

Scotland Yard says that the 21-year-old suspect was held after he got off a flight from Istanbul A 21-year-old man has been arrested at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of getting terrorist training abroad. Scotland Yard said that the suspect was held after he got off a flight from Istanbul at around 2pm on Thursday and is being questioned at a police station in west London. He was held on suspicion of...

Prime minister blames political enemies for abusing social network sites with stream of fabricated internet postings The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Facebook and YouTube could be banned following local elections in March after leaked tapes of an alleged phone call between him and his son went viral, prompting calls for his resignation. Erdoğan claims social media sites have...