X restricts access to jailed Istanbul mayor’s account after Turkiye request

Access to jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s social media account on X has been blocked in Turkiye, a monitoring platform said Thursday, the latest move against a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

According to Engelli Web, a website that tracks and reports internet censorship in Turkiye, X restricted Imamoglu’s account in Turkiye complying with a legal request by Turkish authorities who cited national security and public order concerns.