From: Press Agency Ozgurluk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 00:31:41 +0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: "[Ozgurluk.Org]" Turkish Kids Arrested for Web Use http://www.business2.com/content/channels/ebusiness/2001/01/09/24283 Around 130 children were detained in a central Anatolian town out of fear that they were being corrupted by the Internet. Posted on January 09, 2001 Emily Fitzloff Turkish coffee has been considered the "milk of chess players and thinkers" since the 16th century when congregating in coffee shops to play backgammon and chat about politics first emerged as a cultural pastime, according to Turkey.org, the Website for the Washington, D.C. Embassy of the Republic of Turkey. However, now that some of these coffee shops have evolved into Internet cafes, the activity isn't considered as safe as it once was. Approximately 130 Turkish children were briefly detained by police in the Turkish town of Kirikkale, just east of Ankara, for hanging out in Internet cafes where officials worried they could be corrupted, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The police were apparently responding to complaints that the cafes were filled with cigarette smoke, and that the children could potentially access pornographic Websites in addition to playing backgammon, according to the Reuters report which cites a statement by the Kirikkale police chief in the Milliyet daily newspaper. The children were apparently instructed to stay at home and complete their homework and were warned that they would be detained again if caught in the Internet cafes. The total online population of Internet users in Turkey is approximately 2.5 million, a penetration of about 5 percent, according to eMarketer. -- Press Agency Ozgurluk In Support of the Revolutionary Peoples Liberation Struggle in Turkey http://www.ozgurluk.org DHKC: http://www.ozgurluk.org/dhkc _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
