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Access blocked to 2,034 social media accounts

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Turkeyโ€™s Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said authorities blocked access to 2,034 social media accounts.
  • Duran said the accounts allegedly targeted national security and had links to terrorist or criminal organizations.
  • The measures were carried out by relevant institutions, he said, and included accounts belonging to several named individuals.

Turkey has blocked access to 2,034 social media accounts that authorities identified as targeting national security and having links to terrorist or criminal organizations.

Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said the measures were carried out as part of work by the relevant institutions. He named accounts associated with Dilek Ekmekรงi, Erk Acerer and Tuncay Sonel among those affected.

Other listed accounts included those belonging to Fidan Atalay, Alya Vural, Zeynep ร‡aฤŸฤฑลŸ and Ebru Naz Arman.

targeting national security and linked to terrorist and criminal organizations

· Burhanettin DuranTurkeyโ€™s communications director gave this as the stated justification for blocking access to the accounts.
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