POLITICS > US the last state to advise Turkey on Internet: EU minister
Hurriyet Daily News
‘Everybody knows the restrictions on the Internet in the US, especially regarding WikiLeaks,’ Turkish EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Feb 20. AA photo. The U.S. is the “last state to advise Turkey” with respect to the Internet, Turkish EU Minister
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Erdogan place internet sous surveillance
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Turks Protest New Internet Restrictions, in the Streets and Online
New York Times (blog)
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Ottoman dream sours
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Turkey’s Energy Strategy and its Role in the EU’s Southern Gas Corridor
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