Erdogan's Turkey blocks access to YouTube after leaked recordings of key security meeting

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Erdogan's Turkey blocks access to YouTube after leaked recordings of key security meeting

Erdogan's Turkey blocks access to YouTube after leaked recordings of key security meeting. (HD).

Less than a week after a notorious ban on Twitter went into effect, the Turkish government blocked access to YouTube on March 27. The ban was ordered hours after leaked recordings of a key security meeting were published on the video sharing website.

Turkey's Telecommunication Directorate (TİB) has used its new authority for the first time by blocking Youtube without a court order.

"After technical analysis and legal consideration based on the Law Nr. 5651, ADMINISTRATION MEASURE has been taken for this website (Youtube.com) according to Decision Nr. 490.05.01.2014.-48125 dated 27/03/2014 of Telekomünikasyon İletişim Başkanlığı," the notice on TİB's website reads.

Even before the fresh leaks, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had given the signal that the Twitter ban could be extended to YouTube and Facebook.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Erdogan's Turkey blocks access to YouTube after leaked recordings of key security meeting

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