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Turkey Blocks X Account of Prominent Digital Rights Advocate Yaman Akdeniz - Turkish Minute

Turkish authorities have blocked access to the X account of prominent digital rights advocate Yaman Akdeniz, a co-founder of the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD), citing national security and public order. İFÖD said on Thursday that the account was blocked under Article 8/A of Turkey’s internet law and was subsequently withheld by X in Turkey. […]

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Haluk Hepkon, founder of Kırmızı Kedi Publishing House, has had his X account restricted from accessing it from Turkey under Article 8/A of Law No. 5651. Following the decision, Hepkon stated, "This is an interesting example of the situation Turkey finds itself in."

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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GÜLSEVEN ÖZKAN | The X account of Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz, one of the founders of the Freedom of Expression Association, has been made invisible from Turkey on the grounds of "protecting national security and public order." Akdeniz stated that he does not know which post led to the blocking, adding, "I cannot initiate legal proceedings." Regarding the recent blockages, Akdeniz said, "The state does not want us to use these platforms. The message…

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Haluk Hepkon, the founder of Kırmızı Kedi Publishing House, had his X account blocked from access in Turkey. While the account remains accessible in other countries, Hepkon reacted to the decision with the words, "We will convey our ideas even with smoke signals if necessary."

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Haluk Hepkon, founder of Kırmızı Kedi Publishing House, had his X account blocked. Regarding the decision, Hepkon stated, "We will convey our ideas to people even with smoke signals if necessary, it doesn't matter, but it's an interesting example of the situation Turkey has fallen into."

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The X account of Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz, one of the founders of the Freedom of Expression Association, has been blocked on the grounds of "protecting national security and public order." Akdeniz, whose account has been made invisible from Turkey, stated, "I will not open a new account. I will fight to get my account back." The article about Yaman Akdeniz's X account being blocked, following the access restrictions, was first published on Serbe…

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İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği broke the news on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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