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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s twitter account is seen on a computer screen on March 26, 2014 in Istanbul. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)

Turkish appeals court blocks Twitter ban

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2014 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Turkish appeals court issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday ordering the government-run telecommunications authority TIB to lift a ban on social media website Twitter. The Turkish government ordered the TIB to block access to Twitter on...

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In this February 4, 2014 file photo released by the Turkish Presidency Press Office, Turkish President Abdullah Gül smiles in his office in Ankara, Turkey. (AP Photo/Ayhan Arfat, Turkish Presidency Press Office, File)

Turkish president backs media ‘revolt’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 20, 2014 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish President Abdullah Gül said on Monday that journalists and media figures should “revolt when necessary” to protect press freedoms—a day before signing controversial new legislation tightening government control over the Internet in...

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People shout slogans as they hold placards that read “stop censorship” during a rally against a proposed internet restriction bill, in Ankara, Turkey, on Saturday, January 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkish Internet restrictions raise more concerns

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 6, 2014 | Media

Ankara, AP—Turkey’s new Internet restrictions are raising concerns the government is trying control the flow of information amid a corruption scandal. A senior European official on Thursday called the measures “a step back” for media freedom. Under...

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Iranian youth ride their bicycles past campaign posters of Mohsen Rezaei, conservative presidential candidate and former chief of the Revolutionary Guards, and candidates for the municipality election in downtown Tehran on June 13, 2013 a day ahead of Iran’s presidential election (AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI)

Iran’s first-timers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 14, 2013 | Features

Tehran, Asharq Al-Awsat—Schools in Iran are closed for the election. Like teenagers everywhere when given time to themselves, Iran’s boisterous young students gather around public spaces in scattered groups. When approached about whether or not they will be voting for...