more info https://turkeyblocks.org/2017/04/29/wikipedia-blocked-turkey/ Mardetanha On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il&gt; wrote:

Not sure what action WMF can take to reverse the decision taken by a dictator which only concerns the territory he has an absolute authority. Cheers Yaroslav On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 12:45 PM, Rogol Domedonfors &lt;domedonfors(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

What we can and should do is produce offline versions of Wikipedia content and promote them both in Turkey and to the media :-) Will try to see about producing a beta version of a Turkish medical app today. James On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 4:52 AM, Anders Wennersten &lt;mail(a)anderswennersten.se > I do hope WMF taken NO action. We have learnt by similar cases, that the > local communities(chapters) haves best insight in how to best proceed. > > And things would evolve to be much worse if an non-turkish entity was to > take action > > Anders > > > Den 2017-04-29 kl. 12:45, skrev Rogol Domedonfors: > >> Presumably the WMF will be taking prompt, strong and effective action to >> protest against and reverse this decision? A case in the Constitutional >> Court, for example? >> >> "Rogol" >> >> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Mardetanha &lt;mardetanha.wiki(a)gmail.com&gt; >>> >> more info >>> https://turkeyblocks.org/2017/04/29/wikipedia-blocked-turkey/ >>> >>> Mardetanha >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < >>> itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il>>> >>> Basak commented on Facebook: "In the news, it says that, Wikipedia >>>> >>> supports >>> >>>> global terrorism. The Turkish officials has been corresponding with >>>> wikipedia (?) but there is no answer. The site (most probably they mean >>>> English one) includes content that supports ISIS ." >>>> >>>> http://mobil.hurriyet.com.tr/son-dakika-haberi-wikipediaya- >>>> erisim-engellendi-40441904 >>>> >>>> >>>> - Sent from mobile >>>> >>>> On Apr 29, 2017 11:55, "Mardetanha" &lt;mardetanha.wiki(a)gmail.com>>>> >>>> hopefully it would be technical mistake and will be lifted very soon. >>>>> >>>>> Mardetanha >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < >>>>> itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il>>>>> >>>>> Hey, >>>>>> >>>>>> FYI - sad news from Turkish. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Regards,Itzik Edri* >>>>>> Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel >>>>>> +972-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il >>>>>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in >>>>>> >>>>> the >>>> >>>>> sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>>>> From: Itzik - Wikimedia Israel &lt;itzik(a)wikimedia.org.il&gt; >>>>>> Date: Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 11:42 AM >>>>>> Subject: [PRESS] Turkish authorities block Wikipedia >>>>>> To: Communications Committee &lt;wmfcc-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39754909 >>>>>> >>>>>> Reuters just published that a 15 minutes ago, so it will be soon all >>>>>> >>>>> over >>>> >>>>> the news. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> >>>>>> *Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online >>>>>> encyclopaedia Wikipedia, one of the world's most popular websites.* >>>>>> >>>>>> It was not initially clear why the ban had been imposed. >>>>>> The Turkey Blocks group said the site was inaccessible from 08:00 >>>>>> >>>>> (05:00 >>>> >>>>> GMT) by order of the Turkish authorities. >>>>>> People in the capital Istanbul were unable to access any Wikipedia >>>>>> >>>>> pages >>>> >>>>> without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). >>>>>> "After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law >>>>>> >>>>> Nr. >>> >>>> 5651, an administrative measure has been taken for this website," >>>>>> >>>>> Turkey's >>>>> >>>>>> Information and Communication Technologies Authority was quoted as >>>>>> >>>>> saying. >>>>> >>>>>> No reason was given. >>>>>> Turkey Blocks and Turkish media, including the Hurriyet Daily News, >>>>>> >>>>> said >>>> >>>>> the provisional order would need to be backed by a full court ruling >>>>>> >>>>> in >>> >>>> the >>>>> >>>>>> next few days. >>>>>> >>>>>> Social media was in uproar as news of the ban emerged, with some >>>>>> >>>>> users >>> >>>> speculating that it might be a bid to suppress criticism on President >>>>>> >>>>> Recep >>>>> >>>>>> Tayyip Erdogan's Wikipedia page. >>>>>> Mr Erdogan narrowly won a controversial 16 April referendum on >>>>>> >>>>> increasing >>>> >>>>> his powers, but the issue has deeply divided the country. >>>>>> Turkey has temporarily blocked popular social media sites including >>>>>> Facebook and Twitter in the past, especially in the wake of mass >>>>>> >>>>> protests >>>> >>>>> or terror attacks. >>>>>> The government has previously denied censoring the internet, blaming >>>>>> outages on spikes in usage after major events. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Regards,Itzik Edri* >>>>>> Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel >>>>>> +972-54-5878078 <+972%2054-587-8078> | http://www.wikimedia.org.il >>>>>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in >>>>>> >>>>> the >>>> >>>>> sum of all knowledge. 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While editing the Turkey section of the Government censorship of Wikipedia page today,[1] I visited a Turkish-language source that was cited for earlier censorship actions.[2] When running the link through Google Translate, "Vikipedi" in the article title translated to "Wikileaks". Yikes. - Pax [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_censorship_of_Wikipedia#Turkey [2] http://www.birgun.net/haber-detay/vikipedi-sansure-isyan-etti-83076.html On 4/29/17 8:44 AM, James Heilman wrote: -- Pax Ahimsa Gethen | pax(a)funcrunch.org | http://funcrunch.org

I added it on my watchlist and will protect if needed, but the Erdogan article already exploded from vandalism earlier today, and this one stays quiet, so I normally would not expect much of disruption. Cheers Yaroslav On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 6:52 PM, Andy Mabbett &lt;andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk&gt; wrote:

+1 to Ting's idea about a statement Also we can support from our corner sending tweets and e-mails to our local embassies. Our friends from Turkey or someone who speaks turkish can support us with a hasthag? I posted #WikipediaSansürlendi but maybe is incorrect. Best, 2017-04-29 12:16 GMT-05:00 Ting Chen &lt;wing.philopp(a)gmx.de&gt;de>: -- *Iván Martínez* *Presidente - Wikimedia México A.C.User:ProtoplasmaKid * // Mis comunicaciones respecto a Wikipedia/Wikimedia pueden tener una moratoria en su atención debido a que es un voluntariado. // Ayuda a proteger a Wikipedia, dona ahora: https://donate.wikimedia.org

Richard I am not sure I am clear on what you mean. We are not impartial to everything. We oppose censorship and we oppose suppression of freedom of information. I think it is also perfectly fine to state that we as a movement oppose terrorism. Made a few more adjustments to this statement on meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Response_to_2017_ban_in_Turkey James On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Richard Farmbrough < richard(a)farmbrough.co.uk&gt; wrote: -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine

@ Richard Thank you. I have adjusted that sentence to "We do not support terrorism." J On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Richard Farmbrough < richard(a)farmbrough.co.uk&gt; wrote: -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine

Primarily this is those who sign the statement on meta. On 29 Apr 2017 20:41, "Rogol Domedonfors" &lt;domedonfors(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

Richard Then you want to say "We the undersigned do not [etc]". Of course the implication is that everyone else does ... "Rogol" On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 8:42 PM, Richard Farmbrough < richard(a)farmbrough.co.uk&gt; wrote:

Thank you, everyone, for your messages regarding the situation in Turkey. As you can imagine, this has been a very busy time for the Wikimedia Foundation's Legal, Communications, Technical Operations, and Community Engagement departments, and we apologize for not being able to respond to Wikimedia-l sooner. We are planning to publish a statement on the Wikimedia blog soon. In the meantime, we have been handling media and other inquiries with the following short statement, which we shared with the Communications Committee (ComCom) earlier this morning: "The Wikimedia Foundation has learned that access to Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey as of Saturday, April 29th. Wikipedia is a rich and valuable source of neutral, reliable information in hundreds of languages, written by volunteers around the world. We are committed to ensuring that Wikipedia remains available to the millions of people who rely on it in Turkey. To that end, we are actively working with outside counsel to seek judicial review of the decision affecting access to Wikipedia. We hope the issue can be resolved promptly." We will continue to do our best to monitor this discussion, but I ask for your patience as we are managing inquiries coming in from multiple places. If you are receiving media inquiries about this, please contact press(a)wikimedia.org and we will be able to assist you. At this point, we believe that the most valuable point Wikimedians can make on behalf of Wikipedia is explaining its value as an educational resource. Thank you! Juliet On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 12:47 PM, Peter Southwood < peter.southwood(a)telkomsa.net&gt; wrote: -- *Juliet Barbara* Communications Director I Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105 jbarbara(a)wikimedia.org I +1 (415) 373-7330 What will Wikimedia be like in 2030? Join the conversation <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017>.

Thanks for the update! I guess people will support WMFs decisions in this case! John On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 11:11 PM, Juliet Barbara &lt;jbarbara(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote:

On 29 April 2017 at 22:11, Juliet Barbara &lt;jbarbara(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: FWIW the two articles the Turkish state is apparently complaining about are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-sponsored_terrorism#Turkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War#T… -- geni

Greetings, We wanted to share with you all a blog post and more detailed statement we have just published: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/04/30/turkish-authorities-block-wikipedia/ <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/04/30/turkish-authorities-block-wikipedia/> Thank you, everyone, for your patience! -greg ------- Gregory Varnum Communications Strategist Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org

The Wikipedia aspect was highlighted on the BBC and other sites in earlier stories, before the other events happened. Thanks, Pharos On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 1:18 PM, Pine W &lt;wiki.pine(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: