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X says Turkish court ordered block of Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu's candidacy account
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Aug 4 (Reuters) - Social media platform X said on Tuesday it was complying with a Turkish court order to block access in the country to jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's presidential candidacy office account, but was challenging the order in court.
• An Istanbul court ordered X to restrict access to Imamoglu's account, which has around 225,700 followers, to protect national security and public order, according to a copy of the order posted by X.
• X said Turkish law required it to implement the restriction, but that it disagreed with the order and had started legal proceedings.
His university diploma, which is a requirement for being a presidential candidate, was annulled by Istanbul University a day before he was detained.
• Imamoglu's main X account, which had nearly 10 million followers, was blocked in Turkey in May 2025 under a similar order.