What is the Latest Situation on Instagram’s Access Block?

by Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) Instagram’a getrilen access barrier continues. It was expected that the court would issue a decision after BTK’s ex officio access ban decision. The time required for the decision to be issued would actually end at 03:00 in the morning.

However, the reason for Instagram’s closure penalty is catalog crimes It was announced as. When it comes to catalog crimes, access blocking can be imposed without the need for a court order. That’s why access to Instagram is not open yet.

It can be seen that the access block continues on BTK’s website.

BTK’s from the site information query tool When an inquiry is made, “instagram.com has been blocked from access by the decision of the Information Technologies and Communication Authority dated 02/08/2024 and numbered 490.05.01.2024.-608903.” The expression appears.

Speaking about the access block before Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uralıoğlustating that the reason for closure was catalog crimes, “Our sensitivities are clearly clear. The deficiencies there are clear. The moment they eliminate those deficiencies, let’s say an hour later, we will have removed that obstacle.” He used the following expressions:

What are catalog crimes?

First of all, let us state that there is more than one catalog crime in the laws of our country. The catalog crimes that BTK can impose sanctions on Instagram are defined in Article 8 of Law No. 5651. These crimes are listed in the relevant article as follows:

a) Included in the Turkish Penal Code No. 5237 dated 26/9/2004;

1) Directing to suicide (article 84),

2) Sexual abuse of children (article 103, first paragraph),

3) Facilitating the use of narcotic or stimulant substances (article 190),

4) Supply of substances hazardous to health (article 194),

5) Obscenity (article 226),

6) Prostitution (article 227),

7) Providing a place and opportunity for gambling (article 228),

crimes.

b) Crimes included in the Law on Crimes Committed Against Ataturk No. 5816 dated 25/7/1951.

c) (Added: 25/3/2020-7226/32 art.) Crimes included in the Law No. 7258 dated 29/4/1959 on the Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions.

ç) (Added: 13/10/2022-7418/32 art.) Crimes included in the first and second paragraphs of Article 27 of the State Intelligence Services and National Intelligence Organization Law No. 2937 dated 1/11/1983.