Turkey has blocked Wikipedia

Istanbul April 30: Turkey has blocked Wikipedia here on Saturday, The citizens of turkey will not see the website anymore.How ever officials dod not revealed the ban of Wikipedia.

While coming to matter, If you're inside the country, you can only access the online encyclopedia through a virtual private network connection to a system outside the country.

Turkish officials reportedly asked the online encyclopedia to remove content by writers "supporting terror."

Wikipedia "has started acting as part of the circles who carry out a smear campaign against Turkey in the international arena, rather than being cooperative in fight against terror," ministry officials said here on Saturday



Officials said that Wikipedia was blocked for "becoming an information source acting with groups conducting a smear campaign against Turkey in the international arena." The ministry did not cite specific examples of offending content. Officials also said the site would not be unblocked until Wikipedia opened an office in the country and started paying taxes.