Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan applied to Turkey’s constitutional court on Friday to challenge the alleged violation of his and his family’s rights by social media, a senior official in his office told Reuters.Erdogan’s government blocked Twitter and YouTube in March, drawing international condemnation, after audio recordings, purportedly showing corruption in his inner circle, were leaked on their sites.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/18/uk-turkey-erdogan-socialmedia-idINKBN0D40E020140418
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/18/uk-turkey-erdogan-socialmedia-idUKBREA3H0L920140418Also see:Turkey Twitter Accounts Shut After Court Rulings
Two Twitter accounts responsible for leaking recordings thought to implicate Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a corruption scandal have been blocked, according to reports.On Friday, Turkey’s Constitutional Court agreed to impose certain bans on the related accounts, after Erdogan complained his privacy had been breached.
http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/turkey-twitter-accounts-blocked-144232Two anonymous Twitter accounts blocked in Turkey
A pair of anonymous Twitter accounts linked to the spread of government corruption allegations in Turkey appeared to be blocked on the Turkish network on Sunday.The move comes a little less than a week after the microblogging network agreed to a Turkish government request to close some accounts accused of violating national security or privacy laws.
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