Reuters reportedthat the Turkish BTK did not inform how long the blockade would last. What is equally important, government did not specify why the popular social media platform stopped working. The agency said the sudden decision may be linked to the recent death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Instagram has stopped working in Turkey. Official reasons for the block are unknown
Although the Turkish Information and Communication Technology Authority has not provided any information information reasons for blocking Instagram in their country, it is assumed that they relate to the recent controversy related to the blocking of some entries.
On Wednesday 31 July Fahrettin Altun, the head of the Turkish president's communications department, openly criticized Instagram for “censoring” posts of condolences after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh. According to Altun, the social network could not claim to have broken any of its rules. “This is censorship, pure and simple,” the head of the communications department commented. The American giant Finishwhich owns Instagram, has not commented on the situation in any way.
A day of mourning has been declared in Turkey
Let us recall that Ismail Haniyeh was killed on July 31 in Tehranthe capital of Iran. He was there due to the ceremonies related to the inauguration of the new president Masoud Peshekian. In response to his death, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Friday, August 2, the entire country would be in national mourning.
“To show our support for the Palestinian cause and our solidarity with our Palestinian brothers, tomorrow (August 2, Friday) will be a day of national mourning for the martyrdom of Chairman offices political Hamas Ismail Hani” – Erdogan reported on the X platform.