Turkey blocks Wikipedia under law designed to protect national security
by Reuters in Ankara from World news | The Guardian on (#2MRQT)
Users trying to access online encyclopaedia via Turkish internet providers receive 'connection timed out' error message
Turkey has blocked Wikipedia, the country's telecommunications watchdog has said, citing a law that allows it to ban access to websites deemed obscene or a threat to national security.
Later on Saturday, Turkish authorities said they had sacked more than 3,900 civil servants, and military and police personnel as the purge of alleged anti-government officials continued, and also banned TV dating shows.
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