Banning access to Ekşi Sözlük is on the social media agenda

Ekşi Sözlük, one of the most popular social networks in Turkey, was blocked by the Information Technology and Communications Authority (BTK) last night (February 21). The decision is published on the agency’s website. Ekşi Sözlük has been criticized and criticized by some people due to postings about the earthquake and comments made by different users. Blocking access to a site that has a large number of users and subscribers caused a reaction on social networks. Some social media users called the decision “censorship”. Let’s look at the details together.

Ekşi Sözlük was blocked last night by the BTK decision.

BTK announced that access to Ekşi Sözlük was blocked by decision dated February 21, 2023, number 490.05.01.2023. The decision to deny access is published on the website of the institution. In the statement “Access to ekisozluk.com was blocked by the decision of the Office of Information Technology and Communications dated February 21, 2023, number 490.05.01.2023.” expressions were used.

Ekşi Sözlük has announced a ban on Twitter.

In the official Twitter account of the site “Hello, we saw that there is a decision to deny access, but we do not know the details, we are trying to get information from the authorities. We will share information as it becomes available.” a statement was made.

Ekşi Sözlük CEO Basak Purut also shared a message on the social media about the access ban.

Purut said in a statement on his Twitter account: “We just learned that there is a decision to block @sozluk, we are looking into this issue, we will share it as we get information.” used phrases.

Journalist Cuneyt Özdemir also said that he met with Basak Purut about the decision to deny access. Özdemir shared a post on his Twitter about this:I asked Basak Purut what happened to Ekshi Sozluk. I received the following response: “For several hours we have not been able to get through to anyone in BTK. BTK made its own decision, but we were not told the content of the decision, and no request/notice was sent to remove the content.” Very strange...” he decided.

The ban on access to Ekşi Sözlük caused a strong reaction on social networks.

Twitter users, including many well-known names and politicians, reacted strongly to the decision to ban access taken by the BTK. Some users, on the other hand, signed the posts, stating that BTK’s decision was censored. Here are some of those posts.

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Ekşi Sözlük is an incredibly valuable resource that I have been using for 20 years now. Of course, as elsewhere, there are crazy, malicious, etc. Disabling sour or any other similar place on the internet won’t work. If you are guilty, you sue, you arrest.

— Fatih Koparan (@ifkoparan) February 21, 2023

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I can’t finish my article on how the censorship system was introduced as amended by Law No. 7418 and Internet Law No. 5651. Because the introduced system of censorship and repression does not end with writing and explaining! Get well soon @dictionary https://t.co/JoCyFFXDD8

— Murat Volkan Dyulger (@volkandulger) February 21, 2023

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The closure of Sour Dictionary was “oops. Those who say, “They have found the right one,” are abel. As one of the people most attacked by the biased, rotten monks of hate on this site, I say: OPEN SOUR sour! I want to be lynched with the taste of my mouth. Everyone should be able to express themselves!

— Jahrain (@jahreindota) February 22, 2023

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They set off with the words “Fight 3Y”. One of the Y’s was prohibitions. We have become a country with a long list of prohibitions. Unfortunately; This evening Ekşi Sözlük was added to the banned list. The day will come, times will turn, these prohibitions will end!

— Ekrem Imamoglu (@ekrem_imamoglu) February 21, 2023

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When you drown out all disturbing sounds, the resulting silence brings not peace but distress. #ekşisozluk

— Cengiz Caliskan (@Cengiz_Caliskan) February 21, 2023

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Is it Eksha Sözlük’s turn?
What’s the ingenious point of shutting down this free platform that I’ve been writing for years?

You won’t be able to stop!
Do not intimidate you!
You won’t be able to digest!#exhaustive pic.twitter.com/Dpmf6Trdoc

— Hussain (@muhendisyazar_) February 21, 2023

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I saw that access to Ekşi Sözlük was blocked. Let the children freely write their anger, joy, hope, and criticism. What do you want from these young people? They write reviews about me, I read them and benefit from them. Don’t be so cowardly.

— Muharrem İNCE (@vekilince) February 21, 2023

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Talk about an earthquake, talk about a tent, talk about insulting us, the public @dictionary The agreed shutdown with the trolls is back to normal.

With pre-made tweets, pre-edited videos, and screen captures of the audition requests, the program is up and running.

— Armand ACAR (@rmncr) February 21, 2023

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Eksisoslyuk is a reflection of Turkey. It contains all sorts of ideas, thoughts, information, comments and nonsense that we encounter on the street, at school, at work. There are also insults and swearing. These are individual crimes. Is it right to close the street when people swear on the street, or to sue a blasphemer?

— Hassan Saiz (@hasansoylemez) February 21, 2023

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The barrier to accessing Ekşi Sözlük is blatant censorship. A platform where the whole of Turkey expresses its opinion on hundreds of thousands of issues should not be blocked, it is difficult to understand the people who made this decision. #ekşisozlukaçılsin #ekşisozluk

— Yunus Can Cakir (@yunuscancakir) February 21, 2023

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