Turkish court has threatened to block access to Facebook, if
the social networking site does not remove a number of pages of the Prophet
Muhammad. A day later, Facebook immediately reacted to the court order.
The court order was delivered a few days ago, precisely on
Sunday, 25 January 2015. According to information from sources, Facebook on
Monday has removed the page in response to a valid legal request from the
Turkish authorities.
This is actually not the first time Turkey stand firm
against things that are deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad. The court
order is the latest move to crack down on material deemed offensive to
religious sensibilities in the country with a majority Muslim population.
Moreover, the President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan is seen as
a leader who encourages Islamist agenda. Reuters launched on Tuesday
(27/01/2015).
Turkey also previously made a similar move. In early
January, the local authorities reportedly investigating a newspaper reprint
part of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Reprints were made after a
militant attack in the office of the magazine.
Charlie Hebdo is known often sparked controversy with their
article or cartoon satire or sarcastic tone of political and spiritual leader.
The media also had published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
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