TURKEY: Government lifts YouTube ban after 2 months.
According to the media reports, the Turkish government will lift ban YouTube by the end of this week. It is reported that the announcement was made by the telecommunications directorate.
The Access to You Tube was banned in March after a leaked voice recording of a high level security meeting on Syria was released over the particular website.
According to official sources, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, National Intelligence Organisation Undersecretary Hakan Fidan, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu and Deputy Chief of General Staff General Yasar Guler were heard discussing possible intervention into Syria.
Over the past two years, Turkey has been plagued with a series of corruption scandals and witnessed mass protests against government officials, prompting Erdogan’s administration to take drastic measures to protect the government’s image.
It is reported that the Turkish government also blocked access to the Twitter users in March due to alleged violation of personal rights and privacy. The ban of Twitter and Youtube came within a month after audio recordings on some social media exposed alleged government corruption.
Although Prime Minister, “Recep Tayyip Erdogan” denied the authenticity of the recordings, he warned that he would take further steps to monitor the internet, including the closure of some social networks.
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