Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Renewed Clashes in Turkey after Teenage Protest Victim's Funeral

Published by Novinite on Thu, 03/13/2014 - 09:07

Two people died on Wednesday during protests across Turkey after the funeral of a boy wounded during anti-government clashes last year.

One demonstrator has died in clashes in Istanbul. The second victim is a police officer who is said to have had a heart attack while dealing with the unrest, as the BBC reports.

Turkish President Turns on Erdogan over Facebook, YouTube Ban

Published by Novinite on Fri, 03/07/2014 - 15:43

Abdullah Gul, the President of Turkey, declared himself against a possible ban on social media.

On Friday, he announced a blockade of Facebook and YouTube that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had suggested earlier is "out of question", as he was quoted as saying by German magazine Der Spiegel.

Turkish PM promises to ban Facebook and YouTube

Published by B92 on Fri, 03/07/2014 - 12:18

Turkish PM promises to ban Facebook and YouTube

ANKARA -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he would ban the use of Facebook and YouTube in Turkey after the March 30 elections in that country.

"There are new measures that will be taken after March 30, including a ban on Facebook and YouTube," Erdogan told private Turkish television ATV.

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