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Chiara Castro

The VPN ban in Turkey is "nothing new," but there's still some workarounds

Person using a laptop with Turkey flag on the screen.

As we recently reported, Türkiye seems to be throttling access to some of the best VPN apps. The move allegedly came as these services become important for both citizens and visitors trying to use Instagram, which has been blocked since last Friday, August 2, 2024. 

While it is true that Turkish authorities have been cracking down against some VPN providers, Ali Safa Korkut, a Turkish journalist and Project Coordinator at Free Web Turkey, believes the blocking of these Turkey VPNs isn't exactly part of a new wave of internet disruptions.

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