Authorities in Turkey called on to block more than 700 accounts on the X platform at a time when the government faces mass protests of the opposition after the mayor of Istanbul Ekrema Imamogl. This was stated on Sunday by X, informs TASR according to AFP.
“We object to several court orders of the Turkish Office for Information and Communication Technologies to block more than 700 news of news organizations, journalists, political personalities, students and other persons within Turkey, ” He stated the platform communication team in the statement.
“The provision of a platform committed to preventing each individual’s right to freedom of expression is paramount for X and we believe that this decision of the Turkish government is not only illegal, But it prevents millions of Turkish users in news and political discourse in their country. We will be pleased to defend these principles through the legal system. X will always prevent freedom of expression wherever we work, ” She stated the company.
Demonstrations in Turkey continued on Sunday for the fifth day in a row. They began on Wednesday after the arrest of Imamogl in connection with the investigation of corruption and terrorism. On Sunday, the mayor of the largest Turkish city was taken into custody and “temporarily” deprived of office. Imamoglu denies all the accusations and accused the government of trying to depart him as a competitor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, through an investigation to a sideline.
Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Imamogl also chose on Sunday’s party primaries as its Presidential candidate in the elections, which should be held in 2028.
