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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Daren Butler and Orhan Coskun

Anger over Turkey's temporary Twitter block during quake rescue

FILE PHOTO: People carry the body of a victim removed from under the rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo

Turkey's decision to block access to Twitter for about 12 hours from Wednesday afternoon to early Thursday as people scrambled to find loved ones after devastating earthquakes has compounded public frustration at the pace of relief efforts.

Opposition leaders and social media users criticised the throttling of the platform, which has helped people share information on arriving aid and the location of those still trapped in rubble after the initial tremor on Monday.

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