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The journalist who reported on the reassignment of a married judge and prosecutor presiding over the same case was remanded in custody. Four others, including a bianet editor, were briefly detaining for retweeting a post containing this information.

The blocked news pieces include domestic and international corruption allegations against Bilal Erdoğan and the 1998 killing of a singer, for which Burak Erdoğan stood trial.

Gıyas Güven was accused of enticing women seeking employment by promising them jobs and engaging in sexual relationships with them.

The court decision to ban the platform comes after a massive social media campaign accusing OnlyFans and its content creators of "obscenity" and "immorality."

The EngelliWeb platform has been keeping a tally of the number of banned web addresses, including news articles.

A 2007 novel by Ahmet Ümit has been deemed "obscene." The novelist criticized the decision on Twitter.

"While the country needs transparency more than ever before, these decisions to block access to reports once again serve the purpose of preventing criticism against the government's post-earthquake practices," the RSF representative in Turkey has said.

Yesterday, a court lifted a ban on the social network that had been in place for nine days.

The Avesta Publishing House was among the several sites that were blocked for "terror propaganda."

One of the most popular websites in Türkiye, Ekşi Sözlük was banned after the earthquakes. The reason for the ban is still not clear.

The websites have been banned for "terrorist propaganda" after a complaint by the police.

While the reason for the decision is not yet clear, many social media users assume that it was part of the government's efforts to curb social media following the devastating earthquakes on February 6.