President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has banned Wikipedia in the
Islamic country for what the Turkish government described as a ‘smear
campaign against Turkey and Erdogan.
online encyclopedia contained comments, articles and statements linking
the country to terrorist activities with some articles saying Turkey
worked “in coordination and alignment” with terrorist groups.
Announcing the ban on Sunday,
Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications said
the site has been banned in the country after their numerous pleas to
the site to take off ‘malicious’ articles fell on deaf ears.
Responding
to the ban, Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, said in a tweet,
“Access to
information is a fundamental right. Turkish people, I will always stand
with you and fight for this right.”
The online site, responding to the ban, said ;
”The encyclopedia is written collaboratively by largely anonymous volunteers who write without pay”
“Anyone
with Internet access can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles,
except in limited cases where editing is restricted to prevent
disruption or vandalism. Users can contribute anonymously, under a
pseudonym, or, if they choose to, with their real identity,”
According
to the Turkish government, Wikipedia’s ban will be reversed when they
take off all negative and malicious contents from their site.
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