ISTANBUL, March 24, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Turkey's authorities, faced with a mass
opposition movement following the detention of the opposition mayor of
Istanbul, have called for the closure of more than 700 accounts on X, the
online platform said Sunday.

"We object to multiple court orders from the Turkish Information and
Communication Technologies Authority to block over 700 accounts of news
organizations, journalists, political figures, students, and others within
Turkiye," its communications team said in a statement.

"Providing a platform committed to defending everyone's right to free speech
is paramount at X, and we believe this decision from the Turkish government
is not only unlawful, it hinders millions of Turkish users from news and
political discourse in their country. We look forward to defending these
principles through the legal system. X will always defend freedom of speech
everywhere we operate," the company said.