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Minecraft is too darn violent. This is the conclusion Turkey’s Family and Social Policies Ministry came to after investigating the megapopular block-building game (as first reported by Hurriyet Daily ...

Turkey's family and social policies minister, Aysenur Islam, has ordered an investigation into whether Minecraft is too violent for children to be playing. According to the Haberturk website, per the ...

With millions of users worldwide, “Minecraft,” the immersive “open world” video game that gives users considerable freedom in choosing how they play, isn’t so popular with Turkey’s Family and Social ...

So, Turkey wants to ban Minecraft. Naturally, the Internet is in an uproar because this is so obviously ridiculous. After all, we’re talking about a wildly popular game that’s mostly played by kids ...

Turkey's Family and Social Policies Ministry is seeking a ban on Minecraft. The government agency has investigated the game after claims that it encouraged children to act violently towards in-game ...

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If you thought Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and Mortal Kombat were overly violent, then take a long, hard look at global building simulator Minecraft. That's because, according to the Turkish ...