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Erdogan: "Twitter, mwitter!" - Twitter Blocked In Turkey!

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Channel: Wrath0fKhan · 2014 · People & Blogs

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Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country.  The BBC reports.

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Turkey has blocked the social networking site Twitter following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's vow to "wipe out" the service. He has frequently expressed his dislike of social media sites - including YouTube and Facebook - believing they are being used to attack him. However, the Twitter ban has drawn widespread criticism, including from Turkish President Abdullah Gul who tweeted his disagreement. But Mr Erdogan's troubles go far beyond social media. He is also facing allegations of corruption and is embroiled in a feud with a former ally. Here's a look at some of the battles he is currently fighting..."

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"Some users trying to open the twitter.com website are apparently being redirected to a statement by Turkey's telecommunications regulator. It cites a court order to apply "protection measures" on the website. This comes after PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to "wipe out Twitter" following damaging allegations of corruption in his inner circle. The BBC's James Reynolds in Istanbul reports that he is unable to access Twitter. "I don't care what the international community says at all. Everyone will see the power of the Turkish Republic," Mr Erdogan said earlier on Thursday.""

Turkey's President and Prime Minister at Odds Over Twitter Ban (NBCNews, March 21, 2014)
http://nbcnews.to/OIz0n2
"Turkey's president took to Twitter to criticize his prime minister after the powerful but embattled premier vowed to "wipe out" the social networking site. "One cannot approve of the complete closure of social media platforms," President Abdullah Gul tweeted on Friday, adding that only individual Internet pages should be blocked if there is a court order on the grounds that a person's privacy was being violated. Turkey's courts on Friday blocked access to Twitter after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at the service. But Gul -- and other tech-savvy Turks -- got around the ban using the hashtag #TwitterisblockedinTurkey. "Twitter, mwitter!," Erdogan earlier told thousands of supporters at a rally late on Thursday, slamming the service with a phrase translating roughly as "Twitter, schmitter!" He is battling a corruption scandal that has been fed by social media full of alleged evidence of government wrongdoing. "The international community can say this, can say that. I don't care at all. Everyone will see how powerful the Republic of Turkey is," Erdogan added late Thursday...."


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