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  • February 22, 2023
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Turkish authorities have blocked access to the popular Eksi Sozluk website (eksisozluk.com), an interactive forum used by thousands of people every day, without giving reasons for the move.

Turkish government blocks another site after earthquakes

Turkish authorities have blocked access to the popular Eksi Sozluk website (eksisozluk.com), an interactive forum used by thousands of people every day, without giving reasons for the move.

In his Internet Officially, the Office of Information and Communications Technology (BTK) confirms its “decision block access www.eksisozluk.com.

“There is a decision to deny access, but we do not have information about the details. We’re trying to get information from the authorities. We will share as information becomes available,” he said. exi sozluk in a statement released earlier this Wednesday.

Ruined building in Turkey

Eksi sozluk, “dictionary” of texts in Turkish Created from user input, it is the first and most popular of its kind to be attacked by the government for explicitly spreading “provocative messagesabout the earthquakes that devastated the southeast of Turkey.

Two other websites, Inci Sozcuk and Uludag Sozluk, expressed their support for Eksi Sozluk and called for the resignation of the BTK president.

On the other hand, the Supreme Council for Broadcasting (SBC) Turkey announced that it would look into broadcasters’ coverage of the earthquake.

This raised fears of sanctions among The media criticize the governmentwhich they blame on mismanagement in their response to the earthquakes that devastated the southeast of the country and northern Syria on the 6th.

In Turkey earthquakesmagnitudes 7.7 and 7.6, followed by thousands of aftershocks and other earthquakes that killed at least 42,310 people and injured more than 100,000.

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Source: Aristegui Noticias

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