The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic sent a letter to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, expressing concern over the blocking of YouTube and other services offered by Google in Turkey.

“I ask the Turkish authorities to revoke the blocking provisions that prevent citizens from being part of today’s global information society. I also ask them to carry out a very much needed reform of Law No. 5651. I am alarmed by the decision of the Turkish Telecommunications Communication Presidency to block access to dozens of Internet Protocol addresses related to YouTube and Google services,” said Mijatovic.

She noted that more than 5,000 websites have been blocked in Turkey during the last two years.

Earlier Turkish President Abdullah Gul also opposed the blocking of YouTube and Google.