Turkey

China’s BYD Signs $1bn Deal For Factory In Turkey

BYD, China's largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, is to setup a manufacturing plant in Turkey, as EU tariff talks falter

6 months ago

Twitter Access Restored In Turkey After Earthquake Criticism

Service restored after Turkey restricted access to Twitter after criticism of government response to devastating earthquakes

2 years ago

Turkey Hits Twitter With Ad Ban Under New Law

Controversial law in Turkey governing social media firms, sees Ankara imposing advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest

4 years ago

Officials Blame Turkey For Cyber-Attacks

Turkish government likely to be behind ongoing campaign of DNS hijacking incidents targeting rival countries, Western officials say

5 years ago

Turkey Lifts Wikipedia Ban After Nearly Three Years

Ban on Wikipedia in Turkey for nearly three years has ended after freedom of expression ruling from country's Constitutional Court

5 years ago

High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked By Pro Turkish Supporters

Twitter accounts held by notable individuals and organisations hacked and defaced with pro Turkish content

8 years ago

Tor Network Blocked In Turkey As Government Cracks Down

The move has upgraded Turkey's net censorship policies from "moderate" to "severe," according to activists

8 years ago

Hackers ‘Publish’ Identity Data Of 49m Turks

The leaked database of detailed identity information previously circulated in the criminal underground

9 years ago

Android One Arrives In Europe

Google’s super-affordable smartphone launches in Turkey as part of worldwide expansion

10 years ago

Turkey Restores YouTube Access Following Two-Month Ban

Turkey's telecommunications regulator said it has complied with a court ruling ordering it to restore access to YouTube

11 years ago

Turkey Twitter Accounts Shut After Court Rulings

Accounts that leaked videos related to a corruption scandal in Turkey appear to have been blocked

11 years ago

Turkish ISPs Set Up Fake Google DNS Servers

Google concerned over fake Domain Name System servers apparently set up by Turkish ISPs, amidst various forms of web censorship…

11 years ago

Turkish Government Blocks YouTube Access Following Video Leak

YouTube ban follows last week’s shutdown of Twitter in the country

11 years ago

Turkish Court Suspends Twitter Ban

Turkish court rules that the country must lift a ban on Twitter that had been imposed last week by Turkey's…

11 years ago

Turkish Government ‘Blocks’ Twitter

“Twitter, schmitter” says Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who vows to ‘wipe out’ the social network in Turkey

11 years ago

Turkish Government Body Accused Of Google Phishing Attack

Ankara government agency may have created fake certificate for Google services, tech firms warn

12 years ago

Turkey Arrests 32 Anonymous Hacker Suspects

Thirty-two people have been arrested in Turkey on suspicion of involvement with hacktivist group Anonymous

14 years ago

India Turns Up The Heat On RIM

The BlackBerry ban row has now shifted focus to India, after it became the latest country to threaten to ban…

14 years ago

RIM Reaches Saudi Deal Over BlackBerry Ban

Research in Motion has reportedly avoided a ban by agreeing to let the Saudi government monitor email data

14 years ago

Google Sites Blocked By Turkish Government

The Turkish communications regulator TIB has banned many of Google's sites and services due to "legal reasons"

15 years ago