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DeepFake used to kill off Turkish presidential candidate’s campaign
Published in AI


Muharrem Ince quits

 Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem Ince withdrew from the race after an alleged sex tape circulated online. Ince claims it's a deepfake using footage from "an Israeli porn site."

Never mind the Chinese, Russians and Americans – Turkey linked to cyber attacks
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Why are Western systems getting the works? That's nobodies' business but the Turks

Sweeping cyberattacks targeting governments and other organisations in Europe and the Middle East are believed to be the work of hackers acting in the interests of the Turkish government.

Turkey comes up with its own electric SUV
Published in Transportation
Monday, 30 December 2019 10:48

Turkey comes up with its own electric SUV


Wants to produce 175,000 annually for people who can't afford them

Turkey unveiled its first fully domestically-produced car, saying it aimed to eventually produce up to 175,000 a year of the electric vehicle in a project expected to cost $3.7 billion over 13 years.

Turkey without Android
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Monday, 16 December 2019 11:01

Turkey without Android


Why did Google Android get the works? That's no body's business but the Turks.

Google has warned its suppliers that it may not be able to provide its Android software in Turkey after the Turkish competition board ruled that changes Google made to its contracts were not acceptable.

Wikipedia wants a slice of Turkey from the European Court of Human rights
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Ironically complaining about censorship

No longer happy with making Fudzilla disappear from their pages, the Fake penis experts at Wackypedia are trying to make Turkey go the same way.

Google bows to Turkish pressure
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Monday, 31 December 2018 12:17

Google bows to Turkish pressure


Why did Greater Kurdistan map get the works?

Google has removed a map outlining the geographical extent of the Greater Kurdistan at the Turkish state’s insistence.

Apple trying to change Consumer Reports’ review
Published in AI


The MacBook Pro really is not a battery sucking turkey


The fruity tax-dodging cargo-cult Apple is working on Consumers Reports to get it to change its mind about the review site’s battery test results for the MacBook Pro.

Why did Istanbul's Internet get the works?
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Friday, 04 November 2016 12:23

Why did Istanbul's Internet get the works?


That’s nobody’s business but the Turks


Much of the internet appears to have gone down in Turkey and it is widely believed that the government is doing the throttling.

Wikileaks issues malware claiming it is Turkish expose
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Looks like this cache is not up to much either

Julian Assange’s Wikileaks is getting so desperate for attention that it is releasing malware claiming that it contains emails from Turkey's ruling AKP political party.

Turks by-pass government Twitter ban
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Friday, 22 July 2016 13:06

Turks by-pass government Twitter ban


Getting the message out

While the Turkish government is desperate to stop its citizens talking about the coup, its brutal crackdown afterwards and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s corruption, it is fighting an uphill battle.