A Turkish court on Friday blocked access to a website reporting defense arguments and courtroom developments in the trial of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, citing national security and public order concerns, the Freedom of Expression Association (İFÖD) reported. The İstanbul 8th Criminal Magistrate of Peace blocked access to the “İstanbul Yargılıyor” (İstanbul Prosecutes) domain name. The platform publishes defendants’ testimony, defense submissions and updates from hearings in the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality case. Authorities had also blocked the website and X account of “İstanbul İddianamesi” (İstanbul Indictment), another platform publishing documents concerning the prosecution. Its domain was blocked in November 2025 on the same national security and public order grounds, and X subsequently withheld its account in Turkey.