Bluesky Blocked in Turkey - Here's Why

As Turkish citizens fight back against Erdogan’s growing authoritarianism, many turned to Bluesky for a safe space to organize and speak freely after being silenced on other platforms.

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Bluesky Isn’t the Problem - Turkey’s Censorship Is...

Now, some are claiming Bluesky is also censoring them. But here’s the truth:

• Bluesky is not banning Turkish users or content.
• If you can see the accounts from outside Turkey (or via VPN), Bluesky is not the one doing the blocking.
• The Turkish government is likely forcing ISPs to block certain pages or even the entire platform - which returns HTTP 451 errors (“unavailable for legal reasons”).

This kind of state-level censorship is hard to detect without technical context.

It makes it look like Bluesky is at fault, when in reality, it’s Turkey’s infrastructure that’s cutting access.

Bluesky could help by showing clearer messages when regional blocks happen.

To be clear: Bluesky isn’t cooperating with Erdogan the way other platforms have.

Please share this message.

Use VPNs if safe.

Tag Bluesky and ask for transparency.

Let’s keep the movement alive and undivided.

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