Ekşi Sözlük, which is the most visited and one of the most important channels of the dictionary concept in our country, was closed to access with the decision of the BTK.
With a decision taken yesterday evening, Ekşi Sözlük was closed to access. Although the site can be accessed immediately after the decision taken, access to the site from Turkey is completely closed as of the moment, after the information is passed to the ISPs.
Ekşi Sözlük was closed, explanation came
There was no official statement from BTK regarding the closure of Ekşi Sözlük, one of the most visited websites in Turkey. Only the statement “Access is blocked with the decision of Information Technologies and Communication Authority dated 21/02/2023 and numbered 490.05.01.2023 – 100029” was included.
A statement on the subject came from Ekşi Sözlük. In the statement, it was stated that they were not informed of the closure decision and they did not know the reason. In the statement, “hello, we have seen that there is a decision on the access ban, but we do not have information about the details, we are trying to get information from the authorities. We will share it as we get information.” statements were included.
It is estimated that the decision to close may be due to a title in the dictionary that may cause disinformation. However, it seems that the complete closure of the platform, instead of taking legal action on related topics, will bring censorship discussions to the agenda again.