While editing the Turkey section of the Government censorship of
Wikipedia page today,[1] I visited a Turkish-language source that was
cited for earlier censorship actions.[2] When running the link through
Google Translate, "Vikipedi" in the article title translated to
"Wikileaks". Yikes.
- Pax
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_censorship_of_Wikipedia#Turkey
[2] http://www.birgun.net/haber-detay/vikipedi-sansure-isyan-etti-83076.html
On 4/29/17 8:44 AM, James Heilman wrote:
Hey All
What are people's thoughts about a response by the movement?
Have started drafting something here
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Response_to_2017_ban_in_Turkey
Would appreciate peoples though and whether or not they think this is a
good idea.
James
On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 8:51 AM, James Heilman <[email protected]> wrote:
What we can and should do is produce offline versions of Wikipedia content
and promote them both in Turkey and to the media :-)
Will try to see about producing a beta version of a Turkish medical app
today.
James
On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 4:52 AM, Anders Wennersten <
[email protected]> wrote:
I do hope WMF taken NO action. We have learnt by similar cases, that the
local communities(chapters) haves best insight in how to best proceed.
And things would evolve to be much worse if an non-turkish entity was to
take action
Anders
Den 2017-04-29 kl. 12:45, skrev Rogol Domedonfors:
Presumably the WMF will be taking prompt, strong and effective action to
protest against and reverse this decision? A case in the Constitutional
Court, for example?
"Rogol"
On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Mardetanha <[email protected]>
wrote:
more info
https://turkeyblocks.org/2017/04/29/wikipedia-blocked-turkey/
Mardetanha
On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <
[email protected]> wrote:
Basak commented on Facebook: "In the news, it says that, Wikipedia
supports
global terrorism. The Turkish officials has been corresponding with
wikipedia (?) but there is no answer. The site (most probably they
mean
English one) includes content that supports ISIS ."
http://mobil.hurriyet.com.tr/son-dakika-haberi-wikipediaya-
erisim-engellendi-40441904
- Sent from mobile
On Apr 29, 2017 11:55, "Mardetanha" <[email protected]> wrote:
hopefully it would be technical mistake and will be lifted very soon.
Mardetanha
On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <
[email protected]> wrote:
Hey,
FYI - sad news from Turkish.
*Regards,Itzik Edri*
Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel
+972-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
the
sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment!
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 11:42 AM
Subject: [PRESS] Turkish authorities block Wikipedia
To: Communications Committee <[email protected]>
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39754909
Reuters just published that a 15 minutes ago, so it will be soon all
over
the news.
---
*Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online
encyclopaedia Wikipedia, one of the world's most popular websites.*
It was not initially clear why the ban had been imposed.
The Turkey Blocks group said the site was inaccessible from 08:00
(05:00
GMT) by order of the Turkish authorities.
People in the capital Istanbul were unable to access any Wikipedia
pages
without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
"After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law
Nr.
5651, an administrative measure has been taken for this website,"
Turkey's
Information and Communication Technologies Authority was quoted as
saying.
No reason was given.
Turkey Blocks and Turkish media, including the Hurriyet Daily News,
said
the provisional order would need to be backed by a full court ruling
in
the
next few days.
Social media was in uproar as news of the ban emerged, with some
users
speculating that it might be a bid to suppress criticism on President
Recep
Tayyip Erdogan's Wikipedia page.
Mr Erdogan narrowly won a controversial 16 April referendum on
increasing
his powers, but the issue has deeply divided the country.
Turkey has temporarily blocked popular social media sites including
Facebook and Twitter in the past, especially in the wake of mass
protests
or terror attacks.
The government has previously denied censoring the internet, blaming
outages on spikes in usage after major events.
*Regards,Itzik Edri*
Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel
+972-54-5878078 <+972%2054-587-8078> | http://www.wikimedia.org.il
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the
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