Complains in Turkey against Twitter ban are going on

An Ankara administrative court has issued a stay of execution on an executive decision adopted by Turkey’s telecommunication’s authority (TİB) to block access to Twitter, as the ban entered its sixth day on March 26, Turkish Hurriyet Daily News reports.

Turkish government had blocked access to the social media network late March 21. Remind that on that day Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed “to wipe out Twitter,” sparking global outcry.

A number of complaints were filed to courts last week to revoke the ban. The Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB), the Ankara Bar Associations, and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Deputy Parliamentary Group Chair Oktay Vural were among those applying to the administrative court to invalidate the ban.

According to Turkish media publications, the TİB has a right to object to the ruling, but access should be reopened before a second decision is made, legal experts consulted by daily Hürriyet said.

The Constitutional Court is also expected to review individual applications regarding the ban on March 26.