Politics · Turkey · 6 hrs ago
Turkey orders access blocked to opposition party’s X accounts
Turkish authorities ordered access blocked to the Workers’ Party of Turkey’s X accounts, including its national account and the İstanbul branch’s account.
The left-wing opposition party is represented in Turkey’s parliament, and X had not yet implemented the order in Turkey when it was announced.
The party said it believed the restrictions were linked to its statements and broadcasts about alleged wrongdoing involving investment funds, though the precise grounds for the orders were unclear.
The alleged fund wrongdoing is under investigation, and the Capital Markets Board ordered the liquidation of 131 funds belonging to seven companies on September 17.
Restrictions have also affected news coverage and social media posts about the investigation, amid wider limits on online accounts in Turkey.
The orders add to concerns about online censorship, while TİP leader Erkan Baş said the party would continue speaking publicly and in parliament; no next step for the blocking orders was specified.
Turkish authorities ordered access blocked to the Workers’ Party of Turkey’s official X account and its İstanbul provincial branch account.
The party has 582,000 followers on its national account, which X had not yet made unavailable in Turkey when the order was announced.
The Freedom of Expression Association said the order targeted the national account under Article 8/A of Turkey’s Internet Law No. 5651.
TİP said it believed the restrictions followed its statements and broadcasts about alleged wrongdoing involving investment funds, but the specific grounds for the orders were unclear.
Opposition lawmakers condemned the orders amid wider restrictions on social media accounts and reporting about the investigation.
- Who
- Turkish authorities ordered access blocked to X accounts belonging to the Workers’ Party of Turkey.
- What
- The orders targeted the party’s national headquarters account and its İstanbul provincial branch account.
- When
- The orders were reported on October 14, 2026.
- Where
- The accounts were to be blocked for users in Turkey.
- Why
- The specific grounds were unclear. TİP said it believed the orders were linked to its coverage of alleged wrongdoing involving investment funds.
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Turkey’s Capital Markets Board ordered the liquidation of 131 investment funds belonging to seven portfolio management companies.
Authorities ordered access blocked to the Freedom of Expression Association’s official X account.
Access was blocked to three Bianet articles about parliamentary questions concerning alleged connections to the investment fund scandal.
Turkish authorities’ blocking orders targeting TİP’s national and İstanbul provincial X accounts were reported.
- National account followers
- 582,000
- Law cited
- Article 8/A of Internet Law No. 5651
- Investment funds
- 131 funds belonging to seven portfolio management companies
- X accounts targeted in September
- At least 1,270, with more than 35 million followers combined
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