.istanbul

.istanbul and .ist are approved top level domains (TLD) for the Internet. It is a community-based sponsored top-level domain by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and subsidiary Medya A.Ş. According to the Medya A.Ş., .istanbul will improve awareness on İstanbul's historical heritage and help economic growth by allowing unlimited and open registration of the names.

Along with TLDs such as .cat and .asia, .istanbul and other new TLDs fall into the new category of GeoTLDs.

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Supreme Court protects Twitter, Google from liability in terrorism lawsuits

New York Post 18 May 2023

The US Supreme Court on Thursday refused to clear a path for victims of attacks by militant organizations to hold social media companies liable under an anti-terrorism law for failing to stop the groups from using their platforms, handing a victory to Twitter ... The Istanbul massacre on Jan....

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Supreme Court sides with internet firms in suits by terror victims’ families

Sandhills Express 18 May 2023

In a second, similar , the court sided with the platform and other social media companies in a legal dispute brought by the family of a victim of a 2017 terrorist attack at a nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, finding that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under federal law....

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Why is it still so hard for us to use the word “rape”?

Vox 17 May 2023

To understand the context for the jury’s decision, we’ll have to dig into the weeds of sexual assault law terminology ... The long feminist campaign to rewrite rape laws The current international standard on rape law comes from the United Nations’ 2011 Istanbul Convention ... “We do not want laws that are exclusionary....

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Erdoğan Re-Election Would Be Horrific for Turkey's Women

Common Dreams 13 May 2023

A statement on the platform’s website says the election is “between civilization and barbarism.” The statement lists a series of demands, including the implementation of the Istanbul Convention and the 6284 law – which they say has never been fully enforced – as well as equal representation in politics and equal pay....

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Erdogan's opponents vow fresh start on Turkish human rights

Reuters 12 May 2023

But critics say women's rights have suffered in recent years, notably in 2021 when the government pulled Turkey out of the Istanbul Convention, an international treaty combating gender-based violence, on grounds that it threatens family values and that local laws were sufficient....

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Conservative Muslim Women Helped Erdoğan Win Previous Elections. Now Some Are Turning Against Him

Time Magazine 11 May 2023

In 2011, Turkey became the first country to ratify the Istanbul Convention, which sets out laws and policies to combat gender-based violence ... In 2021, Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul Convention, saying it “normalized” homosexuality and ran counter to family ......

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Turkey’s elections: “No rule of law anymore”

X Index 11 May 2023

One month before the elections PEN Norway’s Turkey adviser travelled to Istanbul to interview 11 representatives of the major political parties (including Erdogan’s) and question them on issues surrounding free expression in Turkey ... The rule of law comes up time and again....

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Toward the Turkish Presidential Election: A Constitutional Question

Jurist 11 May 2023

For example, Article 89 became a veto power for the president by returning laws to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (“Assembly”) if the president disapproves ... She has an LLM degree from the University of Aberdeen and a bachelor's degree in law from Istanbul University....

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In Turkey, cautious optimism that tough election could help press freedom

CPJ 10 May 2023

CPJ spoke to Cuma Daş, general-secretary of the Diyarbakır-based Dicle Fırat Journalists’ Association (DFG), Kenan Şener, general-secretary of the Ankara-based Journalists’ Association (GC), Barış Altıntaş, director of the Istanbul-based Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), ......

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Turkey’s opposition denounces fairness of vote under Erdogan

Wtop 08 May 2023

A “disinformation” law introduced in October allows a jail sentence of up to three years for spreading false information “with the sole aim of creating anxiety, fear or panic among the public.” ... Adem Sozuer of Istanbul University’s law faculty told the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper that voters had lost confidence in the election authorities....

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Turkey's opposition denounces fairness of vote under Erdogan

Yahoo Daily News 08 May 2023

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Turkish election looms — and so do questions over its fairness under President Erdogan

The Los Angeles Times 08 May 2023

It is “a law that targets anyone who expresses an opinion ... “If there is going to be fraud in the election, all opposition channels will be silenced by using this law,” he said ... Adem Sozuer of Istanbul University’s law faculty told the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper that voters had lost confidence in the election authorities....

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Turkey: Opposition roadmap for undoing Erdogan's legacy

The New Arab 07 May 2023

"Changing the political system will not be easy," said Bertil Oder, a professor of constitutional law at Istanbul's Koc University ... Kilicdaroglu has pledged to make the right to stay veiled in public guaranteed by law, to show he has no intention of reversing religious freedoms introduced by Erdogan....