ISTANBUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Twitter has been restricted in Turkey on Wednesday, the Netblocks internet observatory said, two days after a major earthquake that has killed more than 11,500 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria.<br> “Real-time network data show Twitter has been restricted in Turkey; the filtering is applied on major internet providers and comes as the public come to rely on the service in the aftermath of a series of deadly earthquakes,” said Netblocks, which tracks connectivity across the globe.<br> The Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry was not available for comment.

In case you cherished this article along with you want to be given more details regarding Lawyer istanbul i implore you to visit the web-site. The Information and Lawyer istanbul Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), the institution that could impose such restrictions, comes under the transportation ministry.<br> Users of the platform including opposition figures, Lawyer istanbul academics and non-governmental organisations protested the move, with communications already difficult in the quake zone due to limited reception.<br> “How come Twitter is restricted on a day communication saves lives? What kind of ineptitude?” the head of the DEVA opposition party, Ali Babacann said on Twitter.<br> Since the quake hit on Monday, Turks have tweeted information about loved ones they cannot reach, reports of collapsed buildings in the area and coordination for aid.<br> Cyber rights expert and professor at Istanbul Bilgi University Yaman Akdeniz said on Twitter that the Turkish laws have several articles that could lead to a restriction of access to Twitter.<br> Akdeniz said it was immediately unclear what caused the restriction, adding that access to Tiktok was also limited in Turkey.

(Reporting by Can Sezer and Ezgi Erkoyun; Editing by Daren Butler and Nick Macfie)<br>