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Turkey banned access to YouTube as well

After that Twitter, Turkey decided to ban it as well on , as there are videos showing its head of intelligence to discuss military actions in Syria.

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It is not yet clear whether the Turkish authorities have contacted Google to remove the videos, but as it turns out the service is no longer available in Turkey unless they use alternative connection methods.

Google has not yet issued a statement on the matter, but several Turkish Twitter users have confirmed that YouTube appears to be completely blocked throughout Turkey.

How did it all start? According to a publication of , a user posted today, a video showing the head of Turkey's intelligence service discussing with the foreign minister and the deputy head of the armed forces about a possible military intervention in Syria.

Chief of Intelligence Hakan Fidan, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Deputy Chief of General Staff Yasar Guler declined to comment, but with today's decision to ban YouTube, statements are unnecessary.

All of them are currently waiting for possible official statements and more information on what caused the complete ban of the service in Turkey. The ban may be temporary if Google accepts requests from Turkish officials and removes the videos.

The incident comes after the court decision that wanted the immediate lifting of the Twitter ban. Imagine for a second you were transposed into the karmic driven world of Earl.

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