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by mrtksn 4479 days ago
Hi, The method for blocking websites in Turkey is through ISP's DNS servers. So when you don't use a Turkish ISP DNS server you are all good with most of the blocked sites. Some websites, especially popular porn sites are blocked through the IP. In such cases you need a VPN or proxy.

The tool you are using to check Twitter servers probably don't use a Turkish DNS server.

If you don't believe, check the website status from the Informational Technology and Communication presidency of Turkey website: http://eekg.tib.gov.tr/

The court orders are displayed both in English and Turkish.

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Thanks for the information, I'll try to include this in my report.
You are welcome. If you have any questions feel free to ask, you can reach me by twitter too: @mrtksn

this is how the DNS Look-up for twitter looks like at the moment: http://i.imgur.com/yKmmDYc.jpg

I used TTNET's DNS server for this. It's the biggest ISP in the country.