Politics 7 sources 2 updates 17 Sept, 01:17

Access blocks extend to accounts of journalists and women's organizations

On September 16, an access block was applied to 22 more X accounts, including those of journalists İrfan Değirmenci and Şirin Payzın and soL Haber, as well as women's organizations. The blocks, ongoing since September 12, have so far covered 419 accounts.

İrfan Değirmenci, Şirin Payzın, soL Haber ve kadın örgütlerinin hesaplarına erişim engeli — Photo: Evrensel

News sources 7 sources

State State Pro-government Pro-gov Independent Indep. Opposition Opp. Foreign Foreign

Diken Independent
- Aralarında İrfan Değirmenci ve Şirin Payzın'ın da olduğu X hesaplarına erişim engeli 16 Sept, 16:44
Evrensel Opposition
- İrfan Değirmenci, Şirin Payzın, soL Haber ve kadın örgütlerinin hesaplarına erişim engeli 16 Sept, 17:05
Independent Türkçe Foreign
- Gazeteciler Şirin Payzın ve İrfan Değirmeci’nin X hesaplarına erişim engellendi 16 Sept, 17:36
Euronews Türkçe Foreign
- Erişim engelleri devam ediyor: Şirin Payzın ve İrfan Değirmenci dahil 22 X hesabı daha engellendi 16 Sept, 18:50
DW Türkçe Foreign
- Türkiye'de LGBTİ+ operasyonu: Erişim engellerinin kapsamı genişliyor 16 Sept, 19:03
Serbestiyet Independent
- Bugün erişime engellenenler: İrfan Değirmenci’den Şirin Payzın’a, komünistlerden Troçkistlere 16 Sept, 19:17
Bianet Independent
- 419 hesaba parça parça engel: LGBTİ+'larla başlayan yasaklar gazeteciler ve kadın örgütlerine uzandı 16 Sept, 20:49

Where reports differ

Independent and opposition-leaning press Diken, Bianet and Evrensel, citing İFÖD, emphasized that the accounts had not yet been made invisible from Türkiye by X, and that it had not been disclosed under which judicial order the blocks were issued.

Foreign press Euronews Turkish wrote that 22 accounts had been made invisible from Türkiye, while DW Turkish, citing İFÖD's announcement, reported that some of the accounts had been made invisible.

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19 Sept 2026 Access blocked to 111 X accounts over stock market posts According to Milat, following coordinated efforts by the Communications Directorate, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office imposed an access ban on 111 X accounts reported to have made "manipulative stock market posts" on social media.
16 Sept 2026 Access blocks extend to accounts of journalists and women's organizations On September 16, an access block was applied to 22 more X accounts, including those of journalists İrfan Değirmenci and Şirin Payzın and soL Haber, as well as women's organizations. The blocks, ongoing since September 12, have so far covered 419 accounts.