The ban on Twitter in Turkey has been lifted and citizens can now access the social network.
This is hours after President Tayyip Erdogan ordered a social media ban.
The move follows Twitter’s compliance with Turkey’s request to remove images of prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who died last week in a shootout between police and militants from the far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C).
Kiraz, who investigated the death of a teen during anti-government protests two years ago, was taken hostage last week by DHKP-C members.
Photos depicting the Turkish prosecutor held at gunpoint hours before his death had surfaced on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Turkish special forces enter courthouse after DHKP-C holds prosecutor held at gunpoint: http://t.co/IB4rxEEMDv pic.twitter.com/ZghVRFGBK0
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 31, 2015
Both Twitter and Facebook have already complied, while talks between Turkish authorities and YouTube are ongoing.
Via Mashable
