AKP Watch

YouTube banned twice in Turkey within a week

AKP Watch — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:10:41 +0000

YouTube managed to be banned twice in Turkey within a week by having rulings from two separate courts consecutively. The initial ruling came from Ankara Criminal Court on 17th January. Four days later, YouTube stated that they removed alleged videos and filed an appealed to lift the ban. However very same day, in another city, the [...]

AK Party Censors PKK News on Turkish Media

AKP Watch — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:23:15 +0000

As news agencies publish pictures of eight captured Turkish soldiers, AK Party issued an executive order to cease all public broadcasting regarding recent terrorist attacks in southeastern Turkey. Censorist Molla Akman on Duty Head of Radio and Television Higher Authority (RTUK), Zahid Akman a.k.a Censorist Molla faxed cease and desist notices to all media companies in Turkey. As of 23rd [...]

Islamist AK Party is behind YouTube ban in Turkey

AKP Watch — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:03:22 +0000

History is full of unimportant men who lived like a creep till fulfilling their destiny. When their time has come, they obey the masters and instantly became historical figures by leaving ugly scars in the face of civilization. Like Harvey Oswald who murdered Kennedy or Ogün Samast who shot Hrant Dink dead. The masters of [...]

AK Party Opposition TV Channel Kanal Turk Suspended in Turkey

AKP Watch — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:39:06 +0000

AK Party Opposition TV channel Kanalturk is once again targeted by the Islamist AK Party government. The channel have been shut down for six days as a penalty for Kanalturk’s broadcasts prior to July 22 general elections. The justification for the punishment was that while Kanalturk presented news about opposition parties in an objective manner, it discriminated [...]

Switzerland Investigates AK Party linked Yimpaş under Terror Finance

AKP Watch — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:25:56 +0000

Switzerland authorities investigating a possible terror finance case for Yimpaş Holding, Turkish daily Hürriyet reported. . Yimpaş Group, one of the main financiers of AK Party, illegally raised 2,5 billion euros from pious Turkish guest workers in mosques throughout Europe who were not willing to put their money into banks, since Islam prohibits interest but permits dividends [...]