Istanbul court blocks T24 news site over 118 LGBT content items

September 30, 2026 at 05:47 PM1 min

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An Istanbul court ordered access to the T24 news portal and its social media accounts blocked under the "Ailem Güvende" investigation. The ruling cited 118 items deemed LGBT propaganda produced over the past year. The decision was sent to the Cyber Security Directorate for implementation.

Key Facts

The Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace ordered the blocking of T24's website and social media accounts.
The court cited 118 items of LGBT propaganda produced by T24 over the past year.
The decision was sent to the Cyber Security Directorate for implementation.
At least 147 X accounts, including economist Iris Cibre, were blocked on the same day.
The blocked accounts had a combined following of approximately 2.65 million.

T24 Access Block

The Istanbul 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace ordered the blocking of T24's website and social media accounts. The ruling was issued under the "Ailem Güvende" investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. The court cited 118 items of LGBT propaganda produced by T24 over the past year. The decision was sent to the Cyber Security Directorate for implementation.

Broader Social Media Blocks

At least 147 X accounts were blocked on the same day, according to the Freedom of Expression Association. The blocked accounts included economist Iris Cibre, technical analyst İbrahim Babadağı, stock market investor Gürdal Hançer, academic Rıdvan Özturgut, lawyer Tugay Bek, and writer Hüseyin Edemir. The accounts had a combined following of approximately 2.65 million. Five of the accounts had over 100,000 followers, 17 had over 50,000, and 36 had over 10,000.