X has restricted access in Turkiye to the presidential candidacy account of detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu under a court order, while challenging the directive in court and citing a similar case from May 2025.

X has confirmed that Turkish authorities ordered it to restrict access to the official Presidential Candidacy Office account of Ekrem Imamoglu, the detained Mayor of Istanbul and a leading rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The company said it is complying with the order under Turkish law while simultaneously challenging it in court.

What X has said

In a statement, X said "X received an order to restrict access in Turkiye to the official Presidential Candidacy Office account of the now-detained Mayor of Istanbul." The company added that "Although Turkiye's laws force us to comply with the order, we are challenging the order in court and, in the spirit of full transparency, are sharing the court order." The order was issued by the Istanbul 8th Criminal Judgeship of Peace, numbered 2026/6804.

Background on Imamoglu's case