Saturday, August 23, 2008

Turkish officials ban Web sites

"Turkish officials ban Web sites
Published: Aug. 23, 2008 at 4:03 PM

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Turkey has banned access to 853 Web sites in what critics say is an affront to freedom of speech rights of Turks.

Today's Zaman reported Saturday that among the sites restricted by the Turkish government is the video-sharing site YouTube."

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