Turkey blocks imprisoned opposition leader's X account
Turkish authorities have banned the X account of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was jailed in March. Imamoglu had been posting daily messages from prison via his lawyers, the BBC reports.
Imamoglu, a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP), was planning to run against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2028.
Imamoglu's account is still accessible abroad.
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