Along with more dubious sites like YouPorn, The Pirate Bay and Megaupload.

You could also struggle to access online tools like Google Docs, Translate, Books, Analytics or Tools as well as file sharing DropBox.Įven the likes of Wikipedia, Wikileaks, Blogspot and WordPress have been banned. These include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and Periscope. Lots of individual content has also been blocked on sites, so even if the site is accessible it might not have the truth laid out as clearly as intended.Īs mentioned before all the big social media platforms have been blocked at some point. Over the years, Turkey has blocked 130+ social media and news sites, including one of the country's few remaining independent news sites,. Sadly, it wouldn't be enormously surprising to see blanket bans in the future (a bit like the Great Firewall of China). The reason behind these restrictive laws? The country says it's trying to fight internet crime and determine liability. It also forces these companies to apply data localization practices, meaning that they must store user data within Turkey. The new internet legislation requires social media platforms with more than a million daily users - like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, for example - to appoint a local representative to enforce court orders to remove content. In 2021 the government introduced another law to push this even further.

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