X will appeal the restriction on accessing İmamoğlu's account.

08.05.2025 08:00

An explanation has come from X's lawyer, Gönenç Gürkaynak, regarding the access restriction imposed on Ekrem İmamoğlu's account. Gürkaynak stated, "This morning, I will submit an objection application to the relevant court, which outlines all the legal grounds for our objections regarding the court decision that imposed the access restriction on İmamoğlu's account on X, at the request of X and in my capacity as X's free lawyer."

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The access to the X (Twitter) account of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), who was arrested and dismissed, has been restricted. When entering İmamoğlu's profile, the message "Access has been restricted for @ekrem_imamoglu within TR borders, in accordance with a legal request" is displayed.

X'S LAWYER WILL APPEAL THE DECISION

After the access restriction was imposed on İmamoğlu's X account, attention turned to the statement that would be made from X. X's lawyer, Gönenç Gürkaynak, made a statement about the issue late at night. Gürkaynak stated, "This morning, I will submit an appeal application to the relevant court, which presents all legal grounds for our objections regarding the court decision that imposed access restriction on Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu's account on X, as requested by X and in my capacity as X's free lawyer. At that point, X will also announce to the public that this step has been taken with a separate post. They may possibly provide a link to the entire content of the petition in that post."

"THE ACCESS RESTRICTION IS NOT WITHIN MY DISCRETION"

Emphasizing that access restrictions to an account can only be imposed by a court decision, Gürkaynak stated, "On this occasion, I would like to remind again about the issue that has been pinned on my profile since April 3 regarding the closed accounts: The decisions of the courts in our country to impose access restrictions on an account due to unlawful content are not examined at my discretion and judgment. These matters are directly communicated to X by the courts and the relevant administration and are examined directly by the client company. The only point that can fall under my duty as a free lawyer is, as in this case, the point where the client instructs to take the matter to judicial review and to appeal against the relevant court decision."