Turkey Ban on Wikipedia Lifted After Court Ruling

Turkey Ban on Wikipedia Lifted After Court Ruling
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ISTANBUL—Turkey restored access to online encyclopedia Wikipedia after the official publication on Wednesday of a Constitutional Court ruling that the more than two-year block was a violation of freedom of expression.

The detailed version of the ruling published in the Official Gazette opened the way for an end to the ban.