In the hopes of maintainijng his status quo amidst a plethora of corruption probes and allegations, Turkey's Erdogan has blocked Twitter after pledging to "destroy" the social media platform after troubling leaks occurred appearing to confirm his corruption. As one can imagine, the Turkish people (among others) are not happy...
12 milyon kullan?c?s? olan #Twitter [7]'a eri?im engellendi! Dünyada sadece 2 ülkede yasak! http://t.co/6xxOdU7eVs [8] pic.twitter.com/nbPpQi2jeg [9]
— Radikal (@radikal) March 20, 2014 [10]
Anger fuels creativity in #Turkey [11] over #Twitter [7] ban. pic.twitter.com/h0dNuOYUQo [12]
— Ayla Albayrak (@aylushka_a) March 20, 2014 [13]
#Cartoon [14] Fake democracy EXPOSED #TwitterisblockedinTurkey [15] by @RT_Erdogan [16]! #ÖzgürTwitterIstiyoruz [17] pic.twitter.com/ixXwLYoihM [18]
— Carlos Latuff (@LatuffCartoons) March 21, 2014 [19]
Bunu kim haz?rlad?ysa tebrikler. Çok güldüm :) #TwitterisblockedinTurkey [15] pic.twitter.com/wCVq6r2WU3 [20]
— 3rk4n H0c4 (@3rk4ny3silt4s) March 21, 2014 [21]
Alsana Montaj
#TwitterisblockedinTurkey [15] pic.twitter.com/webEp85HJP [22]
— Berkin Elvan (@15indebirfidan) March 21, 2014 [23]
#TwitterisblockedinTurkey [15] pic.twitter.com/VYe6qIZm5F [24]
— Simge Gungorer (@SimgeselSey) March 21, 2014 [25]
#TwitterisblockedinTurkey [15] #TurkeyBlockedTwitter [26] #TURKEY [27] pic.twitter.com/zy9ze2p73u [28]
— #cumartesianalar? (@cumartesiannesi) March 21, 2014 [29]
No drop in number of tweets despite ban, #TwitterisblockedinTurkey [15] becomes TT http://t.co/Tb1eVI9Zl7 [30] pic.twitter.com/jxzrTSFCkJ [31]
— Hurriyet Daily News (@HDNER) March 21, 2014 [32]
The country banned from tweeting is also where users enjoy twitter most #twitterisblockedinturkey [33] pic.twitter.com/4cZYa2dSBe [34]
— beko (@bekirbasarozer) March 21, 2014 [35]
#TwitterisblockedinTurkey [15] #TurkeyBlockedTwitter [26] pic.twitter.com/OHGHZFJMcV [36]
— sad but fab (@turnerisgod) March 21, 2014 [37]
Some have offered solutions and workarounds...
Kad?köy'ün yollar? DNS / While #TwitterisblockedinTurkey [15], take a look at the Kad?köy streets pic.twitter.com/doVEc4II26 [38]
— kaan sezyum (@kaansezyum) March 21, 2014 [39]
And Twitter itself helped...
Turkish users: you can send Tweets using SMS. Avea and Vodafone text START to 2444. Turkcell text START to 2555.
— Policy (@policy) March 20, 2014 [40]