Critics Talk Turkey At Istanbul Internet Governance Forum
They’re usually bland annual gathering of Internet regulators and technical experts nitpicking over the wording of public policy draft resolutions. But this year’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is already generating more than the usual amount of ...
Turkey hosts Internet forum despite 'abysmal' web freedom record
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday began hosting a major UN-backed forum on Internet governance despite criticism of its "abysmal" record for limiting Internet rights. The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is an annual global gathering that aims to bring ...
Basting Turkey's New Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan just ascended to the presidency of Turkey and, his hand-picked successor, Ahmet Davutoğlu, simultaneously assumes his old job of prime minister. What do these changes portend for Turkey and its foreign policy? In two words: nothing good.
IGF held in Turkey despite media bans, user prosecution
The ninth edition of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) began on Tuesday in İstanbul in Turkey, a country which has in the recent past banned Twitter and Facebook and which is currently trying more than two dozen Twitter users over anti-government tweets.
Turkey’s Lira Drops Most in Two Weeks as Drought Spurs Inflation
The lira headed for its steepest drop in almost two weeks as Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said Turkey faces the worst drought in 14 years, deepening concern policy makers will struggle to contain inflation. The currency depreciated 0.7 percent to 2 ...
Turkey: Internet Freedom, Rights in Sharp Decline
Turkey’s ruling party has responded to criticism of its policies by escalating Internet censorship and prosecuting social media users. Delegations at the Internet Government Forum shouldn’t turn a blind eye to the Turkish government’s increasingly ...
