Sunday, October 26, 2008

WARNING! Censorship laws in effect!

Hello all, just thought I would warn you that it is entirely possible that I may be kept from my blog for awhile if the proxy servers fail me, since the Turkish government has apparently decided to block access to Blogspot.com. This is not the only site blocked by the government, but it has certainly received far less publicity than the first one publicly blocked, Youtube, which was blocked because of some videos posted that insulted the savior of Turkey, Ataturk. It is against the law here to do that, as he is highly revered as the man who single-handedly brought freedom and secularism to Turkey. I don't know what prompted the blocking of Blogger, but when I tried to log in today I was greeted with "Bu siteye erişim mahkeme kararıyla engellenmiştir," which I am told means roughly "This site has been frustrated by the court." Frustrated indeed am I!

1 comment:

Ann Marie Mershon said...

Merhaba Karla Hanim:
I finally had time to go through your blog--oh, how I miss Istanbul! It's a joy to see the familiar faces and to learn that in spite of adversity, you continue to smile. Life is good, isn't it? I'm doing the manhunt thing between stints of writing and exercise. I'm not doing any of them well...
Hoping for a long-term substitute position next spring. I have an interview this weekend.

Hoşçakal
Ann Marie Mershon
amershon@boreal.org