Internet or the forbidden world
Internet or the forbidden world
Internet or the forbidden world. In a notification sent to all service providers and hosting companies in Turkey on Thursday (28 April), the Telecommunication Communication Presidency (TÝB) forwarded a list of banned words and terms. Yet, this list also includes a number of "ordinary" words that can be deemed necessary in usual everyday life.
The list of "banned words" is the latest outcome of a series of oppressive applications that day by day restrict internet freedom in Turkey more and more.
According to the list, names like "Adrianne", "Haydar" or words like "Hikaye" ('Story') fall under the ban. Assoc. Prof. Yaman Akdeniz, lecturer at the Bilgi University School of Law, applied for the right to information to the Internet Department of the Telecommunication Communication Presidency as part of the Information Technology and Communication Council.
Several words on the list of "banned words" are part of everyday life, e.g. the words Adrianne, Animal, Hayvan ('Animal'), Baldiz (sister-in-law'), Beat, Buyutucu ('enlarger'), Ciplak ('nude'), Citir ('crispy'), Escort, Etek ('skirt'), Fire, Girl, Ateþli ('passionate'), Frikik ('freekick'), Free, Gey ('gay'), Gay, Gizli ('confidential'), Haydar, Hikaye, Homemade, Hot, Ýtiraf ('confession'), Liseli ('high school student'), Nefes ('breath'), Nubile, Partner, Pic, Sarisin ('blond'), Sicak ('hot'), Sisman ('overweight'), Teen, Yasak ('forbidden'), Yerli ('local'), Yetiskin ('adult') etc.
According to the notification of TÝB, domain names containing the words on the list will neither be assigned nor used and access to the existing ones will be suspended.
The list of "banned words" is the latest outcome of a series of oppressive applications that day by day restrict internet freedom in Turkey more and more.
According to the list, names like "Adrianne", "Haydar" or words like "Hikaye" ('Story') fall under the ban. Assoc. Prof. Yaman Akdeniz, lecturer at the Bilgi University School of Law, applied for the right to information to the Internet Department of the Telecommunication Communication Presidency as part of the Information Technology and Communication Council.
Several words on the list of "banned words" are part of everyday life, e.g. the words Adrianne, Animal, Hayvan ('Animal'), Baldiz (sister-in-law'), Beat, Buyutucu ('enlarger'), Ciplak ('nude'), Citir ('crispy'), Escort, Etek ('skirt'), Fire, Girl, Ateþli ('passionate'), Frikik ('freekick'), Free, Gey ('gay'), Gay, Gizli ('confidential'), Haydar, Hikaye, Homemade, Hot, Ýtiraf ('confession'), Liseli ('high school student'), Nefes ('breath'), Nubile, Partner, Pic, Sarisin ('blond'), Sicak ('hot'), Sisman ('overweight'), Teen, Yasak ('forbidden'), Yerli ('local'), Yetiskin ('adult') etc.
According to the notification of TÝB, domain names containing the words on the list will neither be assigned nor used and access to the existing ones will be suspended.
