Speaking at a rally, Erdogan reportedly told the crowd: "We will wipe out all of these. The international community can say this, can say that. Everyone will see the power of the
Hours later,
The attempt to block Twitter comes days ahead of local elections in
Twitter has yet to make a full statement on the subject, but told media outlets it is investigating whether it has been banned. It has posted a tweet in both English and Turkish advising how users can continue to tweet in the country via SMS.
However, so far, the country’s leading brands have halted communications on Twitter.
, only one of
Arkadaslar Chill Out! Festivaldeki gruplar açiklandi! Bu festival kaçmaz!
— Biletix (@Biletix)
In contrast, it appears that the country’s top brands on Twitter, including Turkish Airlines, Vodafone, Samsung and Audi, have refrained from tweeting.
These are the most recent tweets from brands at the time of publishing:
Uçak yolculugu sirasinda en çok nelere dikkat ediyorsunuz?
— Türk Hava Yollari (@TK_TR)
Ünlü yatirimci Marc Faber ’te. Ekonomiye yön veren isimleri Vodafone ile yarin canli izleyin.
— Vodafone TR (@VodafoneTR)
Galaxy S4 kullanicilarimizin heyecanla bekledigi Android 4.4.2 Kitkat güncellemesi yayinlandi! :)
— Samsung Türkiye (@SamsungTurkiye)
Mutlulugun tüm dünyayi sarmasi dilegiyle, Dünya Mutluluk Günü kutlu olsun. Sen de RT'le, tüm dünya mutlu olsun.
— Coca-Cola Türkiye (@CocaCola_TR)
Starbucks günün kahvesiyle Çavdarli Mini Hindi sandviçin uyumu tam da aradiginiz lezzet :)
— Starbucks Türkiye (@StarbucksTR)
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