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Ekşi Sözlük
Ekşi Sözlük (, , stylized as ekşi sözlük) is a Turkish_language, Turkish user-generated content, collaborative hypertext dictionary, a type of social network based on dictionaries. It is one of the largest online communities in Turkey and one of the oldest Turkish websites still in operation. Unlike what its name may imply, Ekşi Sözlük is not a dictionary in the strict sense; users are not required to write correct information. As an online public sphere, Ekşi Sözlük is utilized by users for information sharing on various topics ranging from scientific subjects to everyday life issues, but also used as a virtual socio-political community to communicate disputed political contents and to share personal views. History Ekşi Sözlük was launched by self-taught Programmer, coder Sedat Kapanoğlu in 1999, for humorous information sharing and communicating with his friends, as he was inspired by ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'' When it was launched, Ekşi Sözlà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Wikipedia
The Turkish Wikipedia () is the Turkish language edition of Wikipedia, spelled ''Vikipedi''. Started on 5 December 2002, as of , this edition has articles and is the largest Wikipedia edition, and ranks 16th in terms of depth among Wikipedias. Turkish Wikipedia has around 3 billion pageviews each year. In March 2017, before the block of Wikipedia in Turkey, 90% of pageviews of Turkish Wikipedia were from within the country. Germany was second with 2% share, as there are many Turks in Germany. Azerbaijan was the third country with 1.4% share, as Turkish and Azerbaijani are mutually intelligible Oghuz languages. Although the block was lifted in 2020, statistics for pageviews in Turkey and most other Turkic speaking countries are no longer published; but those for some countries; such as Kyrgyzstan, Germany and the United States are. History In 2006, the Turkish Wikipedia was nominated under the Science category for ( Golden Spider Web Awards), which are commonly known as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
