After 2 years of banning Youtube, Turkey has allowed access to the site.
In March 2007 a Turkish court ordered the ban on Youtube access after some controversial videos about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of Turkey.
The ban has been lifted as the offensive videos have been removed from Youtube.
Youtube, on the other hand, claims that it did not participate in the removal of the videos.
Apparently, some third party was involved in the action.
Turkey has always tried to portray a secular image of itself in the world and there is the whole idea of it wanting to be a part of the EU. Frankly, with radical views like this I don't see how it will be welcomed in the EU. It's not just the fact that Turkey is predominently a Muslim society but the fact that it's cultural beliefs (as in banning of Youtube) makes it so different from the other European Union nations.
Here is the EU statement.
"Europe needs a stable, democratic and more prosperous Turkey which adopts our values, our rule of law, and our common policies. The accession perspective has already driven forward bold and significant reforms. If the rule of law and human rights are guaranteed throughout the country, Turkey can join the EU and thus become an even stronger bridge between civilizations as it is already today."
I say good luck to EU on converting Turkey.
Kisan wrote 559 Days Ago (neutral) 0Of course EU is about economics, but I am sure there will be some voting among members and the members might be biased towards Turkey which is mostly Muslim. It's called politics brother.0 pointsvj wrote 564 Days Ago (neutral) 0Isn't EU to do more with the economics than with religious belief ?...But I get your point. Especially, reading the EU statement makes me think..."...Turkey which adopts our values, our rule of law, and our common policies..."... Turkey cannot adopt the values of the Germans or the Brits or the French. I cannot see Germany, UK, France and the likes banning Youtube even if there were offensive videos about Jesus. People will revolt and comment but the government will not ban the site. It's called freedom of expression.0 points







