Yep. Blocked for trafficing in stolen material. Not because it could weaken the newly-refreshed support they have from the people. Makes the coup attempt look almost convenient in its timing. Like 9/11 for Bush.
300k Turkey govt emails leak
The Turkish government is blocking WikiLeaks after the whistleblowing website published a huge archive of emails from officials of the ruling Justice & Development Party (AKP). The archive was obtained from the inboxes of AKP staffers and members of parliament before the attempted military coup last week. The initial batch …
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Thursday 21st July 2016 01:19 GMT Anonymous Coward
Well, there goes Turkey :(
When I hear that Erdogan wants to fire EVERY university Dean in the country (about 1700 in all), I have to believe that this crackdown has crossed the line from being an attempt to round up actual coup - plotters to becoming a purge of anyone who is not devoted to Erdogan's rule. Plus of course if you can replace the academic leadership with your loyalists, then you have a much better chance of influencing future generations.
So much for Turkey being an example of a Middle Eastern democracy. Maybe Tunisia can hold things together.
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Biting the hand that feeds IT
