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Turkish authorities block Wikipedia without giving reason
Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, one of the world's most popular websites, BBC reports. 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 [governing the internet], 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.
