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it's a quite common occurrence here. twitter and instagram get blocked regularly for a few days, even during smaller incidents.

discord is also blocked since last year. not sure the reason. some lgbtq stuff i think.

and when there's an event that could cause uproar, certain areas just get blocked with fences and hundreds of police officers.

it can be quite annoying for me, since i live in the center of istanbul. during women's day two weeks ago for example, i almost couldn't get home since i forgot to take my passport and had to argue with 5 different police to let me through without proof of address. took an hour or so extra.

this happens about 3-4 times a year.

it's a shame, because turkey is actually a really nice place to live, and the people in general are very modern and nice. but every now and then, you get reminded of how good we have it in terms of freedom in most western countries.