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Now Turkey blocks YouTube: Days after Twitter ban, video site is barred after leaked audio recording of Turkish officials discussing Syria appeared online.
Twitter was banned in the country last week
Yesterday court ordered ban on suspension of the social media site
Today a block on Youtube has been imposed
Telecoms authority described the move as 'administrative measure'
Block comes after leaked audio seems to record Turkish officials discussing Syria
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan blocked Twitter ahead of elections
Mr Erdogan is battling corruption scandal
Recordings of him allegedly admitting wrongdoing flooded social media
Google is now looking into the ban - says some users still accessing site
Other sites could be blocked if documents 'threatening' national security leaked - government officials have said
Last week, President Gul tweeted that he did not agree with Twitter ban
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