Ekşi Sözlük, one of Turkey’s most popular websites, was blocked on February 21 by the Information Technologies and Communications Authority (BTK). While the atmosphere of uncertainty about the reason for the decision continues, the platform has released a statement.
Ekşi Sözlük: “We could not obtain information from any BTK authority”
A few days ago, when we searched for Ekşi Sözlük from an inquiry screen on the official website of the BTK, the text “Access denied by the Information Technologies and Communications Authority” decision dated 21/02/2023 and numbered 490.05.01.2023 – 100029 was displayed.
Ekşi Sözlük said in a statement on the same day that “we saw that there was a decision on the access barrier, but we do not have information about the details, we are trying to get information from the authorities.” had used the words. Başak Purut, CEO of Ekşi Sözlük, said, “We just learned that there is a blocking decision about Ekşi Sözlük, we are investigating the issue, we will share it as soon as we get information.”
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After two days, the uncertainty seems to continue. The platform released a statement on Twitter. Ekşi Sözlük stated in a statement that platform representatives went to Ankara to meet with BTK officials. However, he repeated that they could not get any information despite the long wait.
Turkey has experienced one of the greatest disasters in its history. After the earthquake felt in Kahramanmaraş and the surrounding provinces, we witnessed the rescue of many people through the communication established through social media. However, besides the well-intentioned efforts, disinformation and fraud attempts also showed up. It is alleged that BTK has recently resorted to restriction methods on some social media platforms, citing this situation.