The Instagram social network was restricted in Türkiye for 9 days and was lifted on Saturday, August 10 at 9:30 pm. Reporting Reuters Agency.

On August 2, the country’s Technology and Communications Commission (TKK) launched Instagram in the country. BlockedThe decision was made by Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, a Turkish user of the platform. die It may be related to the fact that he deleted the post to express sympathy.

The nine-day ban sparked outrage among users and small business owners in Turkey, which has the fifth-largest user base of Instagram globally, with more than 57 million registered users.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Ulaloglu on the X social network left He said in the post that after negotiations with Instagram, the platform agreed to comply with the requirements and regulate the review of users.

“From the beginning, we wanted social media platforms to respect Turkish laws. After our discussions with Instagram officials, they promised to meet our demands, especially within the framework of the catalog of crimes (including murder, sexual violence, drug trafficking, torture, etc.) and to cooperate on censorship of users,” he said.

According to the minister, Meta, which owns Instagram, has agreed to comply with Turkish law and remove posts containing certain criminal or “terrorist propaganda” content.

The company itself has not yet commented on the matter. According to internet monitoring group NetBlocks, the ban is the longest the platform has had in years.