Friday, March 21, 2014

Turkish Government's Blocking of Social Media Sites. -Press Statement, Jen Psaki

Washington, DC. -"The United States supports freedom of expression in Turkey and opposes any action to encroach on the right to free speech. 

We urge the Turkish Government to unblock its citizens’ access to Twitter and ensure free access to all social media platforms.

An independent and unfettered media is an essential element of democratic, open societies. 


Today's shutdown of Twitter is contrary to Turkey's own expressed desire to uphold the highest standards of democracy.

We have conveyed our serious concern over this action to Turkish authorities."
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/03/223812.htm
21/3/14
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  1. Statement by the Press Secretary on Blocking of Twitter in Turkey. -The White House, Office of the Press Secretary....

    The United States is deeply concerned that the Turkish government has blocked its citizens’ access to basic communication tools. We oppose this restriction on the Turkish people’s access to information, which undermines their ability to exercise freedoms of expression and association and runs contrary to the principles of open governance that are critical to democratic governance and the universal rights that the United States stands for around the world. We have conveyed our serious concern to the Turkish government, urge Turkish authorities to respect the freedom of the press by permitting the independent and unfettered operation of media of all kinds, and support the people of Turkey in their calls to restore full access to the blocked technologies.
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/21/statement-press-secretary-blocking-twitter-turkey
    21/3/14

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  2. Twitter hopes service restored soon in Turkey...

    The social media service has said it stands with users in Turkey and published a tweet to Turkish users instructing them on how to continue tweeting via SMS text message.

    Reuters news agency reported that a Twitter spokesman declined whether it would appoint someone in Turkey but said it was moving forward in talks with the government.

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  3. U.S. to raise Turkey's Twitter ban at OSCE...

    The United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has announced that Washington will raise the Turkish government's blocking of Twitter at OSCE's Permanent Council session on Thursday.

    The OSCE Permanent Council is the collective name given to the Permanent Representatives - usually Ambassador-level - of the OSCE's 57 participating States and 11 partner States.

    Britain's Ambassador to Turkey Richard Moore, on the other hand, has voiced his concerns over the issue during a reception at his residence in Ankara. "The latest developments in Turkey, for instance the blocking of Twitter, are concerning. Hopefully, they won't last long. Free speech is a democratic right," he said, according to daily Hürriyet................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-to-raise-turkeys-twitter-ban-at-osce.aspx?pageID=238&nID=64109&NewsCatID=359
    25/3/14

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  4. A Turkish court on Wednesday overruled the decision of the Turkish Telecommunications Ministry last week to ban the social media website Twitter in the country, AFP reported....

    Courts in Turkey blocked access to Twitter after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's defiant vow, on the campaign trail on Thursday ahead of March 30 local polls, to "wipe out" the social media service, whatever the international community had to say about it.

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