elections After Istanbul voters rejected Turkish strongman Erdogan, he made them vote again — and lost by the biggest landslide in 35 years Cory Doctorow
law The in-depth tale of Bylock, the Turkish messenger app whose 1×1 tracking GIF was the basis for tens of thousands of treason accusations Cory Doctorow
human rights A 1×1 tracking pixel was used as evidence of treason against 30,000 Turks, sent tens of thousands to jail Cory Doctorow
Science Turkish high school students will no longer be taught "controversial" evolutionary theory Cory Doctorow
picks Video shows Turkey's Erdogan watched from limo as his guards bashed protesters in Washington, D.C. Xeni Jardin
picks 'Erdoğan's bodyguards' beat up protesters in D.C. while Turkish leader met Trump at White House Xeni Jardin
picks On eve of Erdogan-Trump White House visit, Turkey orders arrests of 85 energy and education staff in post-coup probe Xeni Jardin
christ what an asshole The world recoils as Turkey's president steals dictatorial powers (but Trump congratulates him) Cory Doctorow
censorship Turkish dictator fires 15,000 more public workers, shuts down 375 more NGOs and 9 more news outlets Cory Doctorow
germany German prosecutors drop investigation against comedian who insulted Turkish president Rob Beschizza
wikileaks Wikileaks' dump of "Erdogan emails" turn out to be public mailing list archives Cory Doctorow
corruption 1,000-room palace for Turkey's President Erdogan will cost twice initial $615M pricetag Cory Doctorow
politics Carl Bernstein: Trump 'delusional' & danger to national security — McMaster, Tillerson, Bolton, Mattis, Kelly Xeni Jardin
politics Twitter kills 32,242 propaganda accounts, Russia, China, Turkey 'state-linked information operations' Xeni Jardin