By Amy L. Beam, Ed.D: On Oct. 9, Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Minister Lutfi Elvan Elvan stated that Twitter withheld “provocative tweets against Turkey’s national security” during the recent protests. “We faced tweets that threatened our national security, unfortunately provoking some of our citizens and even inviting others, like terrorist groups, to…
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By Amy L. Beam, Ed.D: Sirnak, Turkey, Oct 7, 2014 – Although Kurds have begged Turkey and the world to defend the town of Kobanê against a possible genocide by the Islamic State, the Turkish government continues to refuse, making some observers accuse Turkey of aiding and supplying the Islamic State. Kobanê is in Rojava…
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