Access to Wikipedia in Turkey has been blocked. This was first declared by Turkey Blocks, an internet censorship-monitoring network.
Turkey Blocks said the site was inaccessible from 08:00 (05:00 GMT) by order of the Turkish authorities. “The loss of availability is consistent with internet filters used to censor content in the country,” the monitor said.
When attempting to access the webpage using Turkish internet providers, users received a notice the site could not be reached and a “connection timed out” error.
Monitoring groups have accused Turkey of blocking access to social media sites such as Twitter or Facebook, particularly in the aftermath of militant attacks.
The government has in the past denied that it blocks the internet, blaming outages on spikes in usage after major events. But technical experts at watchdog groups say the blackouts on social media are intentional, aimed in part at stopping the spread of militant images and propaganda.
Source: Reuters
