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Twitter, YouTube, Facebook Censored Despite Constitutional Court Ruling

Twitter, YouTube, Facebook Censored Despite Constitutional Court Ruling

166 websites including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have been blocked in Turkey on the grounds that they have published the photos of Mehmet Selim Kiraz during Istanbul Courthouse hostage crisis.

6 April 2015 Elif Akgül

Twitter Declines to Open Office in Turkey

Twitter Declines to Open Office in Turkey

Twitter officials Crowell, McSweeney and Nieto are currently visiting Turkey. The company reportedly declined the government’s demand to open an office in Turkey.

16 April 2014 Elif Akgül

Twitter Ban Lifted, YouTube Awaiting With Issues

Twitter Ban Lifted, YouTube Awaiting With Issues

While Turkish authorities lifted the twitter ban in Turkey, the situation of YouTube ban remained unclear as telecommunication authorities and courts made incompatible statements regarding the reason behind it.

Twitter and Youtube Letter From PEN’s Writers

Twitter and Youtube Letter From PEN’s Writers

PEN’s 64 leading writers from Turkey and around expressed their concern regarding the Twitter and YouTube ban in Turkey, calling for access to be restored immediately.

YouTube Also Blocked in Turkey

YouTube Also Blocked in Turkey

Turkey's Telecommunication Authorities (TİB) blocked the access to YouTube.

TGC Sues Against Twitter Ban

TGC Sues Against Twitter Ban

TGC sued for the suspension of Turkey’s information and communication authorities for the ruling on the twitter ban.

#TwitterisbannedinTurkey

#TwitterisbannedinTurkey

Various artists protested the twitter ban in Turkey with their drawings.

Twitter is Blocked in Turkey

Twitter is Blocked in Turkey

Only few hours after PM Erdoğan’s words “We will root out twitter in Turkey” in an election rally in Bursa province, authorities shut down the access to twitter via default DNS in Turkey.