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Turkey Minister to investigate Minecraft 'violence' News from Elsewhere... ... media reports from all over the world that were discovered by BBC Monitoring
9 February 2015
Turkey's government is investigating allegations that the popular computer game Minecraft is violent, according to reports.
The game is categorized as suitable for children seven and above in the majority of Europe, and for those older than 10 in the United States. But the country's family and social policies minister, Aysenur Islam, has requested an investigation into claims that it encourages violence, the Haberturk website says. The website states that if the government considers it to be violent, they can ask for an all-out ban. A journalist informed Mrs Islam that players earn points for killing other characters, such as women. She asked her ministry what they could do regarding it. Wikimedia.Org.Ph The Pan European Game Information group, which assigns ratings to computer games, says Minecraft contains "non-realistic-looking violence towards characters which, although human, are not very detailed".
One journalist from a Turkish gaming magazine says the ministry's concerns are not based on fact. Kaan Gezer, a Leadergamer journalist, stated that she's never seen children grab a sword and attack people because Minecraft. "Stories like these make the Turkish video game industry to stall or even worsen." Minecraft is extremely popular among gamers of all ages, and reached its 100 millionth user in February 2014. It is also used by teachers in some schools across the UK.
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