A Turkish court has blocked access to YouTuber Halil İbrahim Balsak’s website and, separately, to a video posted on his YouTube channel, examining how President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other leaders are protected, citing national security and public order. Information made public about the ruling offered no detailed explanation of what material in the video or elsewhere on the website was considered a threat. The decision, numbered 2026/8781, covered balsak.com.tr and the YouTube video “How Is a President Protected?” Balsak’s website says the project has published more than 300 videos and accumulated more than 227 million views. The 18-minute video, posted July 14, compares security arrangements for Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump.