Access to sites blocked in Turkey from past to present (including sites that make you wonder, “What’s the point?”)
September 16, 2023
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Turkey is known for blocking many sites from past to present. The current generation has witnessed these prohibitions many times. Between them Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia This list also
Turkey is known for blocking many sites from past to present. The current generation has witnessed these prohibitions many times. Between them Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia This list also includes major sites such as “Why is this blocked now?” There are also sites that let you say that.
Press freedom in global rankings ranked 154th We think you won’t be surprised that Turkey, located in Turkey, has blocked access to these sites. If you’re ready, let’s get started…
YouTube, one of today’s indispensable video platforms, was banned 6 times!
Lover of young children, indispensable address for many internet geeks YouTube, Access has been blocked many times in the past. Come on block 6 times Let’s look at the reasons one by one:
March 6, 2007: The site was first created by a Greek user named Kostas Papafloratos. Offensive words against Atatürk He was blocked because of the video he posted using . After YouTube removed the video from its platform, access was also blocked. Chief Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service Nurten Altınok said that if the offensive elements on the site are removed, the access ban will also be lifted. By the way, YouTube removed the video.
January 17, 2008: YouTube was again blocked for publishing videos insulting the Turkish nation and Atatürk. Press prosecutor Nadi Türkaslan of the Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office said that the images on this site were only deleted from the Turkish database and that the site would not be opened if the world database was not deleted. Youtube video after deletion from the database access block was opened.
March 13, 2008: Two months later, YouTube was blocked again for the same reason. Even then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commented on this issue. “I’m coming in, you’re coming in too” He made a statement. Users who accessed the site by changing their DNS settings were forced to use VPN after DNS was also blocked. After the video was removed in October 2010, the access ban was lifted.
November 3, 2010: After the obstacle was removed in October; The secret images of Deniz Baykal After it was shared on YouTube, it was blocked again 1 month later. Access was blocked 2 months after the images were removed.
March 27, 2014: The then Undersecretary of MIT, the Undersecretary of the Ministry and the Second Chief of the General Staff; The then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmet Davutoğlu, audio recordings of conversations in his office After it was published on YouTube, it was blocked again and after the audio recording was removed from the site, the site reopened on June 3.
April 6, 2015: Anadolu Agency “To block access to the websites where the images, sounds and videos that are the subject of the investigation into the murder of prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz are published” He announced that he had made his decision. On these sites XThe (Twitter) platform was also included.
Wikipedia, which we once found reliable, also had its share in this ban.
Wikipedia’s Turkey in collaboration with terrorist organizations The site, which published the content shown, was blocked from access on April 29, 2017.
Moreover, this Wikipedia was warned about removing content and a certain period was given, but it seems the site was quite insistent on not removing this content. In recent years, Wikimedia has published about the disability #WeMissTurkey (#WeMissTurkey) He asked for the access block to be lifted with his hashtag. In 2018, he even made a special video for Turkey on this topic via his official YouTube accounts. in January 2020 Due to objections The access barrier was removed.
Ekşi Sözlük, one of the most visited places in Turkey, is still inaccessible.
continuously from time to time the site whose access is blocked, In February 2023, access was blocked again. Although the site is available today via a different domain, it is not possible to access the original site. The reason for this access blocking is: the problem we encountered last February. Kahramanmaraş centered earthquake This caused congestion on the site after the disaster and information pollution could not be prevented.
This obstacle is also due to the fact that the writers on the platform misinform the public and mislead the society. is still ongoing.
When it comes to barriers to entry, we obviously don’t want to include X (Twitter) in this list. What bothers this bird?
X (Twitter), which had previously caused a lot of controversies in the country, would not have had its share in this trend. The site has been subject to many access restrictions in the past. On March 20, 2014 It was banned after audio recordings of conversations in Ahmet Davutoğlu’s office were published on the platform. Prime Minister of that time Recep Tayyip Erdogan He used the following words about this obstacle: “Twitter, we will wipe them all out. The international community says: it’s none of my business.”
Chairman at that time Abdullah Gul He shared a post on this topic:
This ban was later approved by the Constitutional Court on April 3. access block removed It was announced. After the murder of prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz on April 6, 2015, the images were shared on Twitter. again There was an access ban. The blockade was lifted when the images were removed from the media.
This platform, which is occasionally delayed, has been with YouTube for a long time. most restricted sites has taken his place among them.
The Pirate Bay, one of the most popular Torrent sites, is blocked not only in Turkey but also in many countries.
Famous torrent site with, as expected, many TV series, films, games and videos. “hacking” Due to entry restrictions in many countries. These are all countries:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Iran, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
“Now what does this have to do with anything?” It’s the kind of obstacle you could say… Close access to the Last.fm site.
While we can more or less understand why the sites we wrote about earlier were closed, Last.fm During our research, we were surprised that there was an access ban at the time. The reason for this entry barrier is arises from copyright explained. Furthermore, this situation was not specific to Last.fm; the ban on MySpace made independent musicians very angry at the same time. These sites are open for access today.
famous musician That of Aylin Aslim There is an explanation on this topic: “Blocking access to myspace.com is a grave injustice to independent musicians in Turkey. We don’t want to be forced to rely on music channels, record companies and their dirty policies again to freely deliver our music to anyone who wants it.”
Access to the German-based news platform Deutsche Welle was blocked last year.
Deutsche Welle director Peter Limbourg concerning this”In extensive correspondence, but also in personal conversations with the head of the media regulator, we explained why DW could not apply for such a permit. For example, licensed media in Turkey are required to remove online content that RTÜK deems inappropriate. This situation an independent media organization It is unacceptable for. DW will now take legal action against the access ban.” he shared his words with the audience. Nowadays still blocked from access between locations.
For readers who cannot access their sites due to access restrictions, they can also access the site from their own sites. how to log in The publication of a solution to this problem contained a separate contradiction.
The reason behind the ban on Imgur was the images of prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz that were published on platforms such as YouTube and Twitter.
Although many people don’t know why Imgur was blocked in 2015; actually behind this incident There was a logical reason. The question is of course how logical it is to keep it inaccessible for five years. As terrorist incidents increased sharply during that period, some banned images of prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz were distributed on the site. Probably unable to prevent this, the government found a solution by blocking access to the site. After 5 years, In February 2020 It became accessible again.
Even seemingly irrelevant sites like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, GitHub, WordPress, Blogger, and Blogspot are among those that suffer from this obstacle in one way or another.
from WordPress The reason for the blocking is Adnan Oktar While Blogspot’s reason was that it was broadcasting the Super League illegally. The reason why GitHub, Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox are blocked has to do with the period 2016. Email images from Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak would be shared on these channels. Although these obstacles lasted shorter than others, they made users very angry.
In addition to the sites we witnessed every now and then, there were also sites that surprised us during our research. Of course, these sites are not limited to just that, they are also available in Turkey. According to 2021 data, more than 574 thousand domain and website blocked! Since this is Türkiye, we couldn’t find it that strange. “What did you make us suffer, TC?” We leave the floor to you. Don’t forget to share your comments and thoughts on this topic with us!
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Jeffery Powell is a tech-savvy writer and author at Div Bracket. He covers the latest and greatest in internet-related news and trends, offering readers a comprehensive overview of the ever-evolving online world.