Turkey

Turkey Blocks Access to Photo Slideshow Site Slide

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 25, 2008 - 8:43am.

San Francisco - The Turkish government has banned access to photo slideshow service Slide in the country, after a local court found that the site was "harboring pictures and articles that are considered to be insulting to Ataturk," in a country where insulting the founder of the republic is a crime, according to a Slide spokesperson.

tags: Censorship | Turkey | Images | Slide |

Turkey to Block YouTube Again Over Clips Insulting Leaders

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 20, 2007 - 7:08am.

Ankara, Turkey - YouTube will be blocked in Turkey again, after a court there ordered the country's telecommunications company to deny access to the site when clips deemed insulting to politicians were discovered, the Associated Press reported.

tags: Video | YouTube | Turkey | Politics |

The Orchard Signs Deal to Digitally Distribute 80% of Turkey's Music

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2006 - 12:46pm.
New York - The Orchard, a provider of digital distribution of independent music, announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with Turkish performing rights organization MU-YAP.

Turkish Wireless Carrier Turkcell to Sell Full-length EMI Tracks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 7, 2006 - 12:48pm.
Istanbul - Turkey-based wireless carrier Turkcell announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with major record label EMI Music for the rights to sell full-track mobile music downloads to its subscribers.