"Regardless of which authority ordered it and their legal reasoning, it is certain that the government, including the president, is annoyed with the growing criticism toward them in terms of handling the aftermath of the earthquakes. [And with the general election in May, the] government is obviously not happy about this criticism and wants to control the communication."
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Turkish residents struggle to access Twitter in earthquake aftermath (Updated February 8, 2023 at 10:23 p.m. EST Published February 8, 2023 at 6:06 p.m. EST) By Paulina Villegas and Naomi Nix - Yaman Akdeniz, a law professor at Istanbul Bilgi University
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