Why is Turkey censoring lingerie, antique books? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Emre Kizilkaya

Emre Kizilkaya

Jan 29, 2015

Demonstrators hold placards with some featuring a picture of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during a protest against internet censorship in Istanbul May 15, 2011. Thousands of people marched in central Istanbul to protest against the government's plan to filter the internet. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) TEMPLATE OUT - RTR2MG6Y — Demonstrators hold placards with some featuring a picture of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a protest against Internet censorship in Istanbul, May 15, 2011. — REUTERS/Murad Sezer

A man tries to get connected to the youtube web site with his tablet at a cafe in Istanbul March 27, 2014. The Turkish telecoms authority TIB said on Thursday it had taken an "administrative measure" against YouTube, a week after it blocked access to microblogging site Twitter. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - RTR3IUSP

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Emre Kizilkaya

Protesters shout slogans, hold banners and wave flags as they demonstrate against new controls on the Internet approved by Turkish parliament this week in Ankara February 8, 2014. The new powers, once approved by the president, will let authorities block web pages within hours, in what the opposition has said is part of a government bid to stifle a corruption scandal. The signs read "We won't become silent. Change the government not the DNS". REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME L

AKP fights Turkish 'porn lobby' for Internet purity

Pinar Tremblay

A man tries to get connected to the youtube web site with his tablet at a cafe in Istanbul March 27, 2014. The Turkish telecoms authority TIB said on Thursday it had taken an "administrative measure" against YouTube, a week after it blocked access to microblogging site Twitter. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - RTR3IUSP

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Pinar Tremblay

A board shows the alternative ways to access Twitter, is placed at an election campaign office of the main opposition Republican's People's Party (CHP) in Istanbul March 25, 2014. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rails against Twitter as part of a plot to blacken him and portray his Turkey as corrupt; but Turks in growing numbers are exploring ever more innovative ways to beat his ban in what has become a cyber-battle of wits. Last week, few Turks were conversant with technical terms such as VPN or DNS, but th

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Rasim Ozan Kutahyali

Rasim Ozan Kutahyali