According to the investigations by the Freedom of Expression Association’s EngelliWeb project, access from Türkiye to the official store pages of 45 games on Steam has been blocked. The list includes titles such as Bully: Scholarship Edition, Manhunt, three games from the POSTAL series and Poppy Playtime.
While the blocking decisions date back to 2023, it was reported that the highest number of decisions were issued in 2026. The reasons for the decisions were not disclosed, while it was reported that users in Türkiye could still access the blocked pages through Steam’s own system.
Why it matters
The development highlights the difference, for users in Türkiye, between access to a game’s official store page and the game being practically usable through Steam. The failure to disclose the reasons for the blocking decisions leaves it unclear what criteria were applied and how the scope of similar decisions is determined. The fact that the decisions date back to 2023 and intensified in 2026 requires the issue to be viewed as an access policy continuing over time rather than a single implementation. However, since the full list has not been published, it is unclear which games and pages were excluded from the scope. Therefore, the main open question for users is whether the access block is limited to the official store page and whether the reasons for the decisions will be disclosed.
Background
Türkiye is not a new name in the FikirPilot archive: over the past 90 days, we have published 9 news reports mentioning this name; the most recent is dated August 26, 2026. This development is added alongside those records in our archive; readers can follow previous articles bearing the same name in the archive to see the timeline as a whole.