X says Turkish court ordered block of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu's candidacy account
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Social media platform X said on Tuesday it was complying with a Turkish court order to block access in the country to jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's presidential candidacy office account, but was challenging the order in court. • An Istanbul court ordered X to restrict access to Imamoglu's account, which has around 225,700 followers, to protect national security and…
An Istanbul court has ordered the social media platform X to block access to the presidential candidacy account of imprisoned former Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. The platform announced that it is complying with the order to protect national security and public order. However, X stated that it is challenging the order in court and is sharing the court order for transparency.
The order restricts domestic access to Imamoglu's account, which has approximately 225,700 followers. This is not the first time X has faced such an order in Turkey; in May 2025, the main X account of Imamoglu, which had nearly 10 million followers, was also blocked in the country. X has been criticized for removing content moderation measures despite Elon Musk's claims of defending free speech.
If the platform fails to comply with these orders, it could face severe sanctions, including the throttling of its services in Turkey.
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