Turkey Says Minecraft is "Too Violent"

The Turkish government could be about to ban Minecraft.

Minecraft might soon be banned for being too violent in Turkey. The Turkish websites Hürriyet Daily News and LeaderGamer reveal that the country's Family and Social Policies Ministry has finished a month-long investigation into whether the game should still be available in the country.

The investigation deemed Minecraft too violent and the ministry has now forwarded its report to the the legal affairs department, with instructions for how the ban will be implemented. Whether or not it comes into force depends on the Turkish courts.

"Although the game can be seen as encouraging creativity in children by letting them build houses, farmlands and bridges, mobs [hostile creatures] must be killed in order to protect these structures. In short, the game is based on violence," the report reads.

The ministry is reportedly concerned that children may confuse the game world with the real one and start torturing animals.