Status by platform
This table summarises the last two weeks of OONI measurements from Turkey. The "blocked / anomaly rate" is the share of measurements in which the site could not be reached or returned an unexpected answer. Above 50% we label a platform "Blocked", between 15% and 50% "Partially restricted".
Red: blocked (50% and above). Yellow: partially restricted (15% and above). Green: reachable. — : insufficient data (fewer than 10 measurements, no rate shown). * few measurements (fewer than 30). Source: OONI (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
| Platform | Status | Blocked / anomaly rate | Measurements | Continuity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | Blocked | 79% | 902 | since November 2024 |
| Roblox | Blocked | 74% | 62 | since August 2026 |
| Reachable | 13% | 2,723 | — | |
| X (Twitter) | Reachable | 14% | 3,682 | — |
| YouTube | Reachable | 1% | 2,833 | — |
| TikTok | Reachable | 11% | 916 | — |
| Telegram | Reachable | 1% | 530 | — |
| WhatsApp Web | Insufficient data | 0% | 5 | — |
| Reachable | 13% | 2,856 | — | |
| Reachable | 0% | 548 | — | |
| Bluesky | Reachable | 11% | 184 | — |
| Twitch | Reachable | 13% | 113 | — |
| Wikipedia (Turkish) | Reachable | 0% | 83 | — |
| Ekşi Sözlük | Reachable | 0% | 191 | — |
Source: OONI open measurements (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), 26 October 2026 – 8 November 2026. "Continuity" is the start of an unbroken run of months in which most measurements were blocked. Rows with few measurements indicate a direction, not a certainty.
Which ISPs block what?
Turkish ISPs apply blocking orders independently, so the picture is not the same everywhere. The table below shows the rate per ISP for every platform that is blocked or restricted overall.
| Platform | Türk Telekom | Turkcell | Superonline | Vodafone | TurkNet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discord | 94% (338) | 100% (5) | 86% (181) | — | 38% (125) |
| Roblox | 100% (20) | — | 85% (13) | — | 0% (9) |
Cells: blocked / anomaly rate (number of measurements in brackets). — : fewer than 5 measurements for that ISP in this period. Source: OONI (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), 26 October 2026 – 8 November 2026.
Are VPN websites blocked in Turkey?
For travellers this is the most practical question: if the provider's website does not open, you cannot sign up or download the app from it. OONI also measures the websites of three large VPN providers.
| Website | Status | Blocked / anomaly rate | ISPs with problems |
|---|---|---|---|
| NordVPN | Blocked | 69% | Türk Telekom, Superonline |
| Surfshark | Blocked | 68% | Türk Telekom, Superonline |
| Proton VPN | Blocked | 72% | Türk Telekom, Superonline |
Source: OONI (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), 26 October 2026 – 8 November 2026. This table measures the providers' websites, not whether a VPN app can connect.
Two things this does not tell you: whether a VPN app can still connect once installed, and whether a given server location works on a given day. Where a provider's website fails, the usual workarounds are to download the app from the official App Store or Google Play (mobile app stores are generally reachable independently of the provider's website) or to switch the device's DNS to 1.1.1.1. Neither is guaranteed.
How to read these numbers
- Source. OONI Probe measurements run by volunteers on their own devices in Turkey, taken from OONI's public aggregation API. We run no tests of our own.
- Blocked or anomalous. The rate counts OONI's "confirmed" and "anomaly" results together. An anomaly is not proof of a block, so a single percentage should be read as a signal.
- Sample size. Rows with fewer than 30 measurements are marked "few measurements"; below 10 we show no rate. Small ISPs (Turkcell, Vodafone) often have too few measurements to say anything.
- Time window. A rolling 14-day window, refreshed weekly. A site that was unblocked yesterday may still show a high rate for several days.
- Websites, not apps. OONI's web-connectivity test checks whether a site's address can be reached. It does not measure throttling, and it does not test app traffic.
Visiting or living in Turkey? A short practical note
Access restrictions in Turkey are typically ordered by criminal judgeships of peace under Law 5651 and implemented by the ISPs, which is why the results above differ by network. If you rely on a blocked service, set up your tools before you arrive: install the VPN app of your choice at home, sign in once, and keep the app-store route in mind in case the provider's website is unreachable. Mobile data and home broadband can behave differently, because they are different ISPs.
Travelling to Turkey? Set up a VPN app before you land
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- License. OONI measurements are published under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. The tables on this page and the JSON file derived from them are shared under the same license. Attribution: Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI); modification: measurements were aggregated per platform and ISP over a 14-day window. This site earns affiliate commission, so check OONI's license text before any commercial reuse.
- Download. The raw numbers behind this page: data/erisim-durumu.json (Turkish key names, English-readable values).
- Open source. The script and a data snapshot are public on GitHub (code MIT, data CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), so the figures can be re-created.
- Cite this page. VPN Kılavuzu, "What Is Blocked in Turkey Right Now? Live Status by ISP", https://vpnkilavuzu.com/en/turkey-blocked-websites/, data from OONI (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), last updated 9 November 2026.
About this page
VPN Kılavuzu is an independent, Turkish-language VPN guide. This English page is a translation of the data hub at /turkiye-erisim-durumu/, which also links the per-platform guides in Turkish. Content is prepared with AI assistance, checked against OONI data and provider documents, dated, and published by the site owner; we do not test VPNs from inside Turkey. We earn commission when you buy through our links; see our affiliate disclosure (Turkish) and editorial principles (Turkish).
Is Discord blocked in Turkey right now?
Check the status table at the top of this page: it is rebuilt from OONI measurements every week and shows the share of measurements from Turkey that were blocked or anomalous, per platform and per ISP. A high rate means Discord is blocked or severely disturbed on that network; a low rate means it is reachable.
Is a VPN legal in Turkey?
To our knowledge there is no provision that directly prohibits using a VPN, and VPNs are widely used. What you do over the connection is still subject to Turkish law. This is general information, not legal advice; our Turkish-language legality guide lists the sources.
Why do results differ between ISPs in Turkey?
Blocking orders are carried out by each ISP separately, with different methods (DNS, IP or deep packet inspection), so the same site can be reachable on one network and blocked on another. The ISP table shows where the measurements disagree.
Are VPN websites blocked in Turkey?
In OONI's measurements the websites of several VPN providers fail on some Turkish ISPs. That is a different question from whether the apps connect, which these measurements do not test. The practical advice is to install the app before arriving or to get it from the official app stores.
Does an OONI "anomaly" mean a site is blocked?
No. An anomaly means the measurement differed from what was expected; it can be caused by blocking but also by network faults or test-list quirks. That is why we write "blocked or anomalous" and flag rows with fewer than 30 measurements.
Can I reuse this data?
Yes, under the same license as OONI's data: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 with attribution to OONI. See the license section below for the JSON file and the public repository.