Bakırköy court orders blocking of 58 social media accounts and one website
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What happened
The Bakırköy 4th Criminal Judgeship of Peace issued an order on 2026-09-14 to block access to 58 social media accounts and one website and to remove specified content. The order followed an ex officio investigation opened by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Why it matters
A court-backed content restriction of this scale changes the operating environment for online speech and platform compliance in Türkiye immediately. It also creates a near-term test of whether prosecutors and courts extend the same legal rationale to additional accounts, websites, or associations.
On 2026-09-14, the Bakırköy 4th Criminal Judgeship of Peace ordered access blocking and content removal for 58 social media accounts and one website after an ex officio investigation by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. Authorities characterized the targeted material as obscene content and LGBT propaganda. The order is a discrete judicial action with immediate effect on digital communications, associational space, and the scope for public mobilization and countermessaging.
Watch for
BTK publication or implementation notice listing the blocked accounts and website by 2026-09-16 The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office filing any follow-on request for additional URLs, accounts, or platform compliance measures by 2026-09-17 Constitutional Court or individual-application docket entry tied to the access-blocking order by 2026-09-17 X, Instagram, or other named platforms showing geo-restriction labels or account-withheld notices for Türkiye by 2026-09-16
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