Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan leaves Twitter block in his country. So he wants to silence unwelcome critics ask. The outrage is huge – already is forming resistance

Criticism can not stand Recep Tayyip Erdogan – either on his person or in his dictatorial style of government. The threat, therefore, to let off the hated short message service Twitter, the Turkish prime minister is now making true. Since the night of Friday, the page is blocked in Turkey.

In the end, everything went very quickly : In a campaign appearance in front of thousands of fans Erdogan on Thursday evening threatened that he would take action against Twitter. ” Twitter and things like that we will exterminate ” he boomed . And then : “The international community can say what she wants interests me not at all. . ”
A few hours later , Twitter was no longer accessible. Those who wanted to access the site either got ” waiting time exceeded ” error message or a message to see the Telecommunications Authority TIB , which established the blocking of Twitter with four judgments , but not with the new Internet law. The reason for Erdogan’s harsh response : ÜberTwitter had anonymous government opponents pointed to videos on YouTube , in which secret recordings of telephone conversations Erdogan is heard.

Erdogan sees these videos as part of a ” smear campaign ” his opponents. What is meant is mainly his former companion and today’s archenemy Fethullah Gülen . The Islamic preacher lives in self-imposed exile in the United States, but maintains a powerful network in Turkey , with whom he influenced the fate of the country .

Even behind the Gezi protests last summer against his authoritarian style and the corruption scandal , in which his government is involved , Erdogan suggested a campaign of his critics . The fact that they have the power , so to put pressure on him , but he makes the Internet , especially social media , responsible . His opponents , he therefore also called ” robots lobby ” . Two weeks ago he had been threatened with a ban on Facebook and YouTube , triggering a storm of protest . Back then it remained with the threat.

Massive protests are sure

It is a frontal attack on freedom of expression, a step that only dictators do . New mass protests are foreseeable , it seems as though incite his critics almost Erdogan. Kemal Kilicdaroglu , head of the largest opposition party CHP , Erdogan throws a few days before the local elections on 30 March deliberate provocation before . ” The government is Turkey into chaos and civil war ,” he said in an interview with “Time” . Later, the CHP announced the agency Reuters, to want to complain against the blockade Twitter . In addition, you ‘ll Erdogan show itself due to injury personal freedoms.

Prompt the resistance organized on the Internet. Many users dodged on Facebook, which is an estimated 34 million users in Turkey more popular than Twitter anyway , with around ten million .

About Proxy Server yet reached many users the site – and Posts were there eagerly . Hashtags such as # or # TwitterIsBlockedInTurkey ErdoganBlocksTwitter quickly became the most widely used , including cartoons , they spread Erdogan – for example from small blue birds , the logo of Twitter, which facilitate to the head of the head of government.

Twitter Ban In Turkey:No talk of censorship

Twitter itself used an indication of how users in Turkey can continue to sell via SMS messages. EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes, responsible for the “Digital Agenda”, criticized the blocking via Twitter as “baseless, senseless, cowardly”. Turks and the international community would see the move as censorship. “That’s it,” she said.

Erdogan’s office, even zealously active on Twitter and Facebook, rejected the criticism of Twitter’s block. The message service had “failed to implement Turkish court judgments.” Thus Twitter was asked to remove certain messages. Therefore, there is no other way than the side to lock completely, “to protect our citizens.” From censorship at all could be no question.
The Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said on Friday morning in a television interview that he expects that the blockade will not be permanent. A “common solution” must be found. Although freedom of speech is important, but also the right to privacy must be respected.

For mockery made ​​on Friday morning Bulent Arinc Deputy Prime Minister. The tweeted about nine clock despite lock merrily. So He sat down on a decision of the Government of time. What Erdogan says this well?

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