Turkey's infotech regulator on Friday blocked access to Instagram without an explanation or stating how long the ban would remain in place.
The decision led many users in Turkey to complain on X, formerly Twitter, that their Insta feed was not refreshing.
Why has Turkey blocked Instagram?
The BTK communications authority wrote on its website that "Instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024" without giving further details.
The move, however, followed accusations by the Ankara government that the social media platform was blocking posts related to the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The social media giant was "impeding people from publishing messages of condolence for the martyr Haniyeh," the Turkish presidency's communications spokesman, Fahrettin Altun, wrote on X on Wednesday, adding, "This is censorship, pure and simple."
Altun said Instagram had not cited any policy violations for its action.