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Turkey: Ministry To Investigate Minecraft 'violence'

Turkey Minister to investigate Minecraft 'violence' News from Elsewhere... ... media reports from all over the globe, discovered by BBC Monitoring

9 February 2015

Turkey's government is looking into claims that the popular computer game Minecraft is too violent, it's reported.

The game is suitable for children between 7 and 10 years old across the majority of Europe and the United States. But the country's family and social policies minister, Aysenur Islam, has requested an investigation into claims that it promotes aggression according to the Haberturk website says. The website states that if the government considers the game to be too violent, they could request a nationwide ban. Minecraft A journalist informed Mrs. Minecraft Islam that players score points for killing other characters, including women. She asked her ministry what they could do regarding it. 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".

A journalist at one Turkish gaming magazine says that the ministry's concerns are unfounded. "I have never seen an innocent child grabbing the sword and attacking people due to Minecraft," Kaan Gezer writes on the Leadergamer website. "Stories like this cause the video game industry in Turkey to slow down or even worsen." Minecraft is extremely popular with gamers of all ages. It reached its 100 millionth user in February 2014. Teachers at some schools in the UK have also played it.

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