Topical Cluster I: Role of Social Media in the Gezi Park Events
Social Media and Security in Gezi Park (ILR level 2)
Gezi Park Demonstrations and Social Media (ILR level 2+)
Analysis of the Gezi Park Resistance (ILR level 3)
Topical Cluster II: Twitter Ban and Freedom of Speech
Twitter Banned (ILR level 2)
Lifting the Twitter Ban (ILR level 2+)
Analysis of the Court’s Lifting of the Twitter Ban (ILR level 3)
OVERVIEW
This thematic unit contains seven texts on the topic of social media in Turkey. After an
introductory text, the unit is divided into two topical clusters of three texts each. You
may complete the topical clusters in whichever order you choose. The texts in this
thematic unit range in difficulty from ILR level 2 to ILR level 3.
Introductory Text
Survey of Social Media Users (ILR level 2)