more info https://turkeyblocks.org/2017/04/29/wikipedia-blocked-turkey/
Mardetanha On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote: > Basak commented on Facebook: "In the news, it says that, Wikipedia supports > global terrorism. The Turkish officials has been corresponding with > wikipedia (?) but there is no answer. The site (most probably they mean > English one) includes content that supports ISIS ." > > http://mobil.hurriyet.com.tr/son-dakika-haberi-wikipediaya- > erisim-engellendi-40441904 > > > - Sent from mobile > > On Apr 29, 2017 11:55, "Mardetanha" <mardetanha.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > hopefully it would be technical mistake and will be lifted very soon. > > > > Mardetanha > > > > On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Itzik - Wikimedia Israel < > > it...@wikimedia.org.il> wrote: > > > > > Hey, > > > > > > FYI - sad news from Turkish. > > > > > > > > > > > > *Regards,Itzik Edri* > > > Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel > > > +972-54-5878078 | http://www.wikimedia.org.il > > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the > > > sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment! > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Itzik - Wikimedia Israel <it...@wikimedia.org.il> > > > Date: Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 11:42 AM > > > Subject: [PRESS] Turkish authorities block Wikipedia > > > To: Communications Committee <wmfc...@lists.wikimedia.org> > > > > > > > > > http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39754909 > > > > > > Reuters just published that a 15 minutes ago, so it will be soon all > over > > > the news. > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > *Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online > > > encyclopaedia Wikipedia, one of the world's most popular websites.* > > > > > > It was not initially clear why the ban had been imposed. > > > The Turkey Blocks group said the site was inaccessible from 08:00 > (05:00 > > > GMT) by order of the Turkish authorities. > > > People in the capital Istanbul were unable to access any Wikipedia > pages > > > without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). > > > "After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr. > > > 5651, an administrative measure has been taken for this website," > > Turkey's > > > Information and Communication Technologies Authority was quoted as > > saying. > > > No reason was given. > > > Turkey Blocks and Turkish media, including the Hurriyet Daily News, > said > > > the provisional order would need to be backed by a full court ruling in > > the > > > next few days. > > > > > > Social media was in uproar as news of the ban emerged, with some users > > > speculating that it might be a bid to suppress criticism on President > > Recep > > > Tayyip Erdogan's Wikipedia page. > > > Mr Erdogan narrowly won a controversial 16 April referendum on > increasing > > > his powers, but the issue has deeply divided the country. > > > Turkey has temporarily blocked popular social media sites including > > > Facebook and Twitter in the past, especially in the wake of mass > protests > > > or terror attacks. > > > The government has previously denied censoring the internet, blaming > > > outages on spikes in usage after major events. > > > > > > > > > > > > *Regards,Itzik Edri* > > > Chairperson, Wikimedia Israel > > > +972-54-5878078 <+972%2054-587-8078> | http://www.wikimedia.org.il > > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > the > > > sum of all knowledge. 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