The nightly protests in Turkey were the aftermath of the detention of Istanbul’s opposition mayor, the screen of Imamogul, and were charged with corruption and terrorist groups.
Home Minister Ali Yarikaya announced that 343 demonstrators have been detained. He went out on the streets of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adan, Antarya, Kanakkare, Eskehir, Connie and Edirun along with thousands of other people.
A massive protest in Türkiye. X blocks opposition accounts
Opposition leaders also felt the consequences of Friday’s uprising. According to Politico, some of those explanations are blocked on Platform X, which belongs to Elon Musk.
Despite the authorities’ ban, people organized themselves in protest.
It adds that the lockdown will apply to “accounts that spread information about demonstrations.”
Most suspensions involve university-related activists. Many of them worked “bottom-up”.
“Blocked by court order.”
Some accounts have been suspended only in Türkiye. Activist Omer Faruk Aslan has created a second profile to avoid censorship. “Yesterday, my account was blocked by a court order, as tweets exceeded 6 million views,” he wrote.
Turkish Home Minister Ali Yarikaya said the authorities have found 326 accounts on social media that “incites hatred.” Therefore, 54 people were arrested.
Politico points out that the lockdown is “probably legal.” Turkish law allows authorities to make decisions within this range.
This is not the first time X has restricted access to domestic content. The same was true in 2023 when Erdogan applied for reelection.
The biggest threat to Imamoguru Erdogan
Imamogul is considered the biggest threat to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s upcoming elections.
On Sunday, a primary election will be held to select the Republican People’s Party (CHP) opposition candidate as president of the 2028 election. His favourite was Imamoguru, who called his supporters to further protest.
Erdogan won the second round election with CHP candidates two years ago. On Friday, he declared that the government would not give up on “street terrorism.” Turkish authorities ensure that the courts are independent and call the protest irresponsible.
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