The Daily Dot previously reported that the Marxist hacktivist group, RedHack, has compromised the private email accounts of Minister Albayrak—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s son-in-law—and ...

ISTANBUL — Since winning the November 2015 elections, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his AKP party have taken extreme measures to silence anyone who raises their voice to criticize ...

Turkey blocked access to Instagram for its 85 million people, the country's Information and Communication Technologies Authority announced Friday morning. "Instagram.com has been blocked by a decision ...

On May 8, 2025, the X account of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the jailed mayor of Istanbul and the opposition's presidential candidate, was blocked in Turkey following a court order. The authorities cited a tweet ...

Many X users in Turkey are migrating to Bluesky after X has restricted visibility to dozens of accounts in the country following nationwide protests sparked by the detention of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem ...

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VPN usage in Turkey has spiked significantly following reports of social media restrictions and the arrest of President Erdogan's main political rival, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. One of the best ...

According to the report prepared by journalist Ali Safa Korkut, access to a total of 758,716 URLs was blocked over the year. This included 740,624 domain names, 8,762 news articles, 7,218 social media ...

The government of Turkey has blocked access to Instagram – without explaining why. The move to keep citizens off the social media app comes from out of the blue. However, there are several potential ...

Turkey restored access to popular social media platform Instagram after more than a week on Saturday, saying its US-based parent company Meta accepted Ankara’s terms on content removal. "The access ...

The use of court orders to block online content in Turkey skyrocketed last year, according to a newly-published report accusing authorities under President Erdogan of trying to cover up their ...