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| User freedom faces substantial restrictions as Turkey implements comprehensive internet censorship policies that affect all ISPs including Superonline, with the government's [https://www.btk.gov.tr Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK)] collecting user data hourly including location data, browsing history, and messaging communications.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> According to Freedom House's comprehensive assessment, Turkey's internet status remains classified as "Not Free" with extensive government control over digital communications and widespread social media blocking affecting service providers like Superonline.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey |title=Turkey Overview |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=31 March 2025 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> | | User freedom faces substantial restrictions as Turkey implements internet policies that affect all ISPs including Superonline, with the government's [https://www.btk.gov.tr Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK)] collecting user data regularly including location data, browsing history, and messaging communications.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> According to Freedom House's assessment, Turkey's internet status is classified as "Not Free" with extensive government control over digital communications affecting service providers like Superonline.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey |title=Turkey Overview |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=31 March 2025 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> |
| [[File:BTK.png|thumb|221x221px|Logo of the BTK]] | | [[File:BTK.png|thumb|221x221px|Logo of the BTK]] |
| User privacy concerns are exacerbated by Superonline's extensive data collection practices, processing personally identifiable information, contact data, subscription details, network traffic, location data, payment information, and usage patterns, operating within Turkey's restrictive legal framework that has been documented by Freedom House as increasingly authoritarian.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-world/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom in the World 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=4 November 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> Regarding market control, Superonline operates as the largest alternative ISP with approximately 15% of the broadband market share in 2021, positioning itself as the leading challenger to dominant player Türk Telekom which holds 65.3% market share.<ref>[https://www.btk.gov.tr/uploads/pages/pazar-verileri/ceyrek-raporu-2021-4-ceyrek-22-03-21-kurum-disi.pdf BTK Market Share Statistics 2021 Q4]</ref> | | User privacy concerns are exacerbated by Superonline's extensive data collection practices, processing personally identifiable information, contact data, subscription details, network traffic, location data, payment information, and usage patterns.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-world/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom in the World 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=4 November 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> |
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| | Superonline operates as the largest alternative ISP with approximately 15% of the broadband market share in 2021, positioning itself as the leading challenger to dominant player Türk Telekom which holds 65.3% market share.<ref>[https://www.btk.gov.tr/uploads/pages/pazar-verileri/ceyrek-raporu-2021-4-ceyrek-22-03-21-kurum-disi.pdf BTK Market Share Statistics 2021 Q4]</ref> |
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| ==Incidents== | | ==Incidents== |
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| ===Blue Coat Incident (2013)=== | | === Fair Usage Terms Incident (2012-2019) === |
| | Turkcell Superonline started to implement the so-called "Fair Usage Terms" in February 2012. Accordingly, in the data plans called "UNLIMITED", users were assigned a data download quota of 50GB in a one-month period. Users who exceed this quota will have their connection speed reduced to 1 Mbps. There was also a 10GB quota for uploading data. Even if a user does not exceed the 50GB data download quota, if they exceed the 10GB data sending quota, their connection speed was reduced to 10% of the data plans bandwidth. This practice of Superonline has received a huge reaction from users. However, Consumer Problems Arbitration Committees found Superonline's practice to be illegal and ruled in favor of the complaining consumers. This practice was terminated by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority on December 31, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wikipedia - Turkcell Superonline |url=https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkcell_Superonline#Adil_Kullan%C4%B1m_Ko%C5%9Fullar%C4%B1}}</ref> Superonline also has an ongoing practice of reducing the connection speed to 1 Mbps and charging a re-activation fee for users who are late in paying their bills.<ref>[https://seekingthesweetnessofiman.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/cancelling-your-turkcell-superonline-subscription/ Cancelling Your Turkcell Superonline Subscription]</ref> |
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| | === Blue Coat Incident (2013) === |
| [[File:Blue Coat Systems.png|thumb|322x322px|Logo of Blue Coat Systems]] | | [[File:Blue Coat Systems.png|thumb|322x322px|Logo of Blue Coat Systems]] |
| There are allegations and discussions that Superonline uses Blue Coat products for censorship. Products manufactured by Blue Coat Systems are known as "dual-use" technologies that can be used to defend corporate networks, as well as by governments to censor the internet and monitor public internet traffic. These devices can see some encrypted traffic, block websites or record website traffic.<ref>[https://citizenlab.ca/2013/01/planet-blue-coat-mapping-global-censorship-and-surveillance-tools/ Planet Blue Coat: Mapping Global Censorship and Surveillance Tools]</ref> | | There are allegations and discussions that Superonline uses Blue Coat products for censorship. Products manufactured by Blue Coat Systems are known as "dual-use" technologies that can be used to defend corporate networks, as well as by governments to censor the internet and monitor public internet traffic. These devices can see some encrypted traffic, block websites or record website traffic.<ref>[https://citizenlab.ca/2013/01/planet-blue-coat-mapping-global-censorship-and-surveillance-tools/ Planet Blue Coat: Mapping Global Censorship and Surveillance Tools]</ref> |
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| In 2011, a hacktivist group called Telecomix claimed that Syria was using Blue Coat Systems products to censor the internet and these allegations were investigated by the US government. Citizen Lab's research has also provided evidence of Blue Coat devices being used for censorship and surveillance in countries like Turkey and Syria.<ref>[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/blue-coat-acknowledges-syrian-government-use-its-products Blue Coat: Concern for Criminal Penalties, Not Human Rights]</ref> | | In 2011, a hacktivist group called Telecomix claimed that Syria was using Blue Coat Systems products to censor the internet and these allegations were investigated by the US government. Citizen Lab's research has also provided evidence of Blue Coat devices being used for censorship and surveillance in countries like Turkey and Syria.<ref>[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/10/blue-coat-acknowledges-syrian-government-use-its-products Blue Coat: Concern for Criminal Penalties, Not Human Rights]</ref> |
| [[File:Revolution of Bluecoat.png|thumb|519x519px|Picture Showing Symantec's Logo Over the Years]]
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| Blue Coat is acquired by Symantec. In 2017, Symantec acquired LifeLock, and renamed itself to NortonLifeLock in 2019. On July 20, 2021, Norton LifeLock released Norton Crypto, which would've mined Ethereum in the background in exchange for periodic payments. This drew criticism from users, as this was installed automatically, and many users reported having diffuculty uninstalling the program. In August 2021, NortonLifelock agreed to merge with the company Avast. After completing its merger with Avast in September 2022, the company adopted the name Gen Digital. In 2025 its portfolio includes Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG and CCleaner.
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| ===Fair Usage Terms Incident (2012-2019)===
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| Turkcell Superonline started to implement the so-called "Fair Usage Terms" in February 2012. Accordingly, in the data plans called "UNLIMITED", users were assigned a data download quota of 50GB in a one-month period. Users who exceed this quota will have their connection speed reduced to 1 Mbps. There was also a 10GB quota for uploading data. Even if a user does not exceed the 50GB data download quota, if they exceed the 10GB data sending quota, their connection speed was reduced to 10% of the data plans bandwidth. This practice of Superonline has received a huge reaction from users. However, Consumer Problems Arbitration Committees found Superonline's practice to be illegal and ruled in favor of the complaining consumers. This practice was terminated by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority on December 31, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wikipedia - Turkcell Superonline |url=https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkcell_Superonline#Adil_Kullan%C4%B1m_Ko%C5%9Fullar%C4%B1}}</ref> Superonline also has an ongoing practice of reducing the connection speed to 1 Mbps and charging a re-activation fee for users who are late in paying their invoices.<ref>[https://seekingthesweetnessofiman.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/cancelling-your-turkcell-superonline-subscription/ Cancelling Your Turkcell Superonline Subscription]</ref>
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| ===Injecting ads into websites (2017)=== | | ===Injecting ads into websites (2017)=== |
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| On February 6, 2023, the company was criticized for internet outages at critical moments during the massive earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. Immediately after the earthquake disaster, the collapse of the internet infrastructure, which was critical for search and rescue operations and coordination, left both citizens and government agencies in a difficult situation. In the aftermath, Superonline was severely criticized for its lack of infrastructure resilience and emergency preparedness. | | On February 6, 2023, the company was criticized for internet outages at critical moments during the massive earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. Immediately after the earthquake disaster, the collapse of the internet infrastructure, which was critical for search and rescue operations and coordination, left both citizens and government agencies in a difficult situation. In the aftermath, Superonline was severely criticized for its lack of infrastructure resilience and emergency preparedness. |
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| The incident occurred within the context of Turkey's three-month state of emergency enacted in 11 provinces following the February 2023 earthquakes, which allowed the government to limit or suspend basic freedoms including telecommunications access.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> There has also been controversy over the company's compliance with social media bans in Turkey during the earthquake, implemented under emergency powers that allowed authorities to take measures to prevent the circulation of information deemed false.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> The biggest criticism has been the restriction of communication opportunities for people trapped under the remains of the earthquake and putting lives at risk. Internet freedom advocates have criticized Superonline's quick implementation of these bans, especially when access restrictions are imposed on social media platforms which helped find the trapped people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2024 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2024 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=2024 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> | | The incident occurred within the context of Turkey's three-month state of emergency enacted in 11 provinces following the February 2023 earthquakes, which allowed the government to limit or suspend telecommunications access.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> There has also been controversy over the company's compliance with social media bans in Turkey during the earthquake, implemented under emergency powers that allowed authorities to take measures to prevent the circulation of information deemed false.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> The biggest criticism has been the restriction of communication opportunities for people trapped under the remains of the earthquake and putting lives at risk. Internet freedom advocates have criticized Superonline's quick implementation of these bans, especially when access restrictions are imposed on social media platforms which helped locating the individuals who are trapped.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2024 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2024 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=2024 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> |
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| ==Controversies== | | ==Controversies== |
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| ===Removing Discounts for Who Disable Data Collection=== | | === Removing Discounts for Those Who Turn Off Data Collection === |
| If user decides to reject the data collection practices in the Turkcell mobile app, then Turkcell removes the ability to see time limited offers which often include discounts to their services. If user accepts data collection after rejecting it beforehand Turkcell rewards the user with free mobile data usage that can be used for 1 month. Rejecting the data collection again results in removal of the free data usage. Users who agree to data collection first does not receive any rewards because they already accepted.
| | Users who choose to opt out of Turkcell's data collection practices through the Turkcell mobile app will no longer be able to view time-limited offers, which frequently include service discounts. Turkcell offers free mobile data usage for a month to users who consent to data collection after initially rejecting it. If the data collection is rejected once more, the free data usage will be terminated. Because they have already consented, users who consent to data collection first do not receive any rewards. |
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| ===PPPoE/WAN Password Restrictions=== | | ===PPPoE/WAN Password Restrictions=== |
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| ===Censorship Using Deep Packet Inspection=== | | ===Censorship Using Deep Packet Inspection=== |
| [[File:Superonline Mascot.png|thumb|Superonline's Mascot Showing a Modem With Turkcell Logo on it]]
| | Superonline is one of the most active utilizers of deep packet inspection (DPI) technology among internet service providers in Turkey, operating within a regulatory environment that Freedom House describes as systematically restricting online freedoms.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> With this technology, Superonline applies content-based censorship by analyzing users' internet traffic in detail.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey |title=Turkey Overview |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=31 March 2025 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> |
| Superonline is one of the most active utilizers of deep packet inspection (DPI) technology among internet service providers in Turkey, operating within a regulatory environment that Freedom House describes as systematically restricting online freedoms.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey/freedom-net/2023 |title=Turkey: Freedom on the Net 2023 |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> With this technology, Superonline applies content-based censorship by analyzing users' internet traffic in detail, implementing policies that align with Turkey's broader approach to internet control documented by Freedom House as part of the country's "Not Free" internet status.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/country/turkey |title=Turkey Overview |website=Freedom House |publisher=Freedom House |date=31 March 2025 |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref> | |
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| Unlike traditional packet inspection, DPI technology also scans the content of data packets and provides the ability to detect and block VPN protocols. According to user reports, Superonline has one of the most strictly censored internet service in Turkey, and in the past has taken measures strict enough to completely block VPN protocols such as WireGuard. It also blocks or throttles popular VPN services and their websites such as Cloudflare Warp (connection itself), ProtonVPN (throttles the website, especially [https://protonvpn.com protonvpn.com] domain), Surfshark (throttles the website, up-to-date info required for connection), Psiphon (connection itself), NordVPN (throttles the website, up-to-date info required for connection), IPVanish/SpeedtestVPN (throttles the website and the connection itself) and constantly tightens its DPI-based scanning systems. There is also allegations that Superonline using DNS poisoning to block certain websites. They were blocking some third party DNS services in the past.
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| ===Currently Unavailable Websites Due to Censorship===
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| {| class="wikitable sortable"
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| !Website
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| !Description
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| !Estimated monthly active users
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| !Block start date
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| |Smashwords
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| |E-book publishing platform
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| |~1 000 000
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| |2025-02-05
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| |Bento
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| |German culture and lifestyle news site
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| |~200 000
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| |2024-12-18
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| |Tango
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| |Video calling and social networking app
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| |~50 000 000
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| |2024-12-12
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| |-
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| |IMVU
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| |3D avatar–based virtual chat and gaming platform
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| |~10 000 000
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| |2024-10-03
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| |Discord
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| |Voice, video, and text chat application
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| |~200 000 000
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| |2024-09-10
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| |-
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| |Roblox
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| |Online platform for user-created games
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| |~230 000 000
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| |2024-07-29
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| |Wattpad
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| |Social reading network for user-written stories
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| |~90 000 000
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| |2024-06-02
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| |talkSPORT
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| |Sports-focused online radio channel
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| |~5 000 000
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| |2024-04-22
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| |laut.fm
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| |Personalized internet radio service
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| |~1 000 000
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| |2023-12-28
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| |OnlyFans
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| |Subscription-based content creator platform
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| |~120 000 000
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| |2023-06-29
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| |Beacons
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| |Content and payment toolkit for creators
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| |~500 000
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| |2022-05-01
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| |iHeart
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| |US-based radio and podcast network
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| |~110 000 000
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| |2022-05-01
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| |National Film Board of Canada
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| |Canada’s national film production and distribution agency
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| |2022-05-01
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| |DW
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| |Germany’s international broadcaster (Deutsche Welle)
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| |2022-01-21
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| |VOA Türkçe
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| |Voice of America Turkish service
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| |~10 000 000
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| |2022-01-21
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| |4chan
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| |Anonymous imageboard site
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| |~20 000 000
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| |2021-11-25
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| |Radio Garden
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| |Platform for listening to global radio stations via map
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| |~1 500 000
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| |2021-07-30
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| |Issuu
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| |Digital magazine and catalog publishing service
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| |~50 000 000
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| |2020-12-07
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| |Charlie Hebdo
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| |French satirical magazine
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| |~2 000 000
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| |2020-10-10
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| |Mezopotamya Ajansı
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| |Regional news and analysis agency
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| |~100 000
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| |2018-10-29
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| |TuneIn
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| |Internet radio and podcast app
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| |~75 000 000
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| |2018-01-21
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| |WikiLeaks
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| |Platform for leaking and publishing confidential documents
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| |~500 000
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| |2016-07-29
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| |Kızıl Bayrak
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| |Left-leaning daily newspaper
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| |~20 000
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| |2015-07-23
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| |Umut Gazetesi
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| |Local and community-focused news newspaper
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| |~15 000
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| |2015-07-01
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| |ETHA
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| |Etkin News Agency
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| |~10 000
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| |2014-06-27
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| |Grindr
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| |Social and dating app for LGBTQ+ individuals
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| |~12 000 000
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| |2013-07-02
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| |PasteBin
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| |Text and code sharing service
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| |~25 000 000
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| |2012-06-12
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| |AVN
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| |Adult entertainment industry news portal
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| |~1 000 000
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| |2011-04-27
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| |Playboy
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| |Adult lifestyle and culture magazine
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| |~3 000 000
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| |2009-10-27
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| |Shoutcast
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| |Internet radio streaming protocol and directory
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| |~500 000
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| |2007-11-12
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| |Tagged
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| |Social discovery and networking site
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| |2007-08-04
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| |IVPN
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| |No
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| |Unknown
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |MullvadVPN
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| |No (Yes before the launch of Mullvad Browser)
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| |Not Blocked (Info not up-to-date)
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| | - Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| - Other Mullvad products are blocked too.
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| - Mullvad Browser can not access the internet because it is Firefox based and Firefox does not trust CA certificates that are used to monitor connections.
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| - MullvadDNS is inaccessible despite the additional notes.
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| |MullvadDNS was inaccessible but it has been fixed.
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| |ProtonVPN
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| |Yes (Only protonvpn.com domain)
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| |Not Blocked
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| | - All Proton related domains are throttled (including proton.me unlike residental connections).
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| - VPN protocols are banned.
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| |Legally Required
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| | - VPN config files should be downloaded from proton.me domain.
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| - Purchasing with Turkish Lira is supported.
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| - The price is 10 TRY/month (25 cents by average) for Turkish users.
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| |Windscribe
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| |No
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| |Not Blocked
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| | - Trying to establish a connection results in infinite loop.
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| - Ports except HTTPS and DNS are blocked which is necessary for VPN connection.
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| - Browser extension works if you bypass Deep Packet Inspection on device level. Most methods for bypassing does not work (including GoodbyeDPI).
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| |They sometimes give free gift codes when big events are happening.
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| |AirVPN
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| |No
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| |Unknown
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |-
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| |AzireVPN
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| |No
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| |Unknown
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |-
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| |Surfshark
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| |Yes
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| |Maybe (Some users reported issues)
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |Legally Required
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| |-
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| |NordVPN
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| |Yes
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| |Not Blocked (Info not up-to-date)
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |Legally Required
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| |Saily e-sim service (by NordVPN) is blocked (Both cell tower level and internet level).
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| |-
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| |VyprVPN
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| |No
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| |Unknown
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |Legally Required
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| |-
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| |PIA
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| |Probably (PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR)
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| |Unknown
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |Legally Required
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| |-
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| |AdGuardVPN
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| |Sometimes (Website is sometimes broken)
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| |Not Blocked
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| | - Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| - Browser extension may work if you bypass Deep Packet Inspection on device level. Most methods for bypassing does not work (including GoodbyeDPI).
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| - Adguard filter lists are blocked.
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| - Other Adguard products are blocked too.
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| |TorGuard
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| |No
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| |Unknown
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |-
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| |CyberGhost
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| |Yes
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| |Unknown
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |Legally Required
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| |-
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| |ExpressVPN
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| |Yes
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| |Not Blocked (Info not up-to-date)
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| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
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| |Legally Required
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| |-
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| |IPVanish
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| |Yes
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| |Blocked
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| |Blocked
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| |Legally Required
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| |Speedtest app uses IPVanish for their VPN service and it is blocked too.
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| |TunnelBear
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| |Yes
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| |Not Blocked (Info not up-to-date)
| |
| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
| |
| |Legally Required
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |PureVPN
| |
| |Yes
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
| |
| |Legally Required
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |Ivacy
| |
| |No
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |HideMeVPN
| |
| |No
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
| |
| |Legally Required
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |ShockVPN
| |
| |No
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |NymVPN
| |
| |No
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |URNetwork
| |
| |No
| |
| |Not Blocked
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |Opera Built-in Proxy
| |
| |No (Because the domain is for Opera Browser)
| |
| |Not Blocked
| |
| |Blocked (IP banned because it was a pretty popular method)
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |MozillaVPN
| |
| |No (Because the domain is mozilla.org)
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| | - Blocked (Protocol Ban)
| |
| - Trying Firefox's built-in version fails because Firefox does not trust CA certificates that is necessary for MITM-ing users.
| |
| | |
| - Firefox based browsers can not connect to any website even without bypassing tools.
| |
| |
| |
| |Purchasing with Turkish Lira is supported.
| |
| |-
| |
| |BraveVPN
| |
| |No (Because the domain is for Brave Browser)
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| | - VPN feature does not show up in Turkiye.
| |
| - Brave Browser's TOR feature does not work.
| |
| | |
| - Brave Search does not work.
| |
|
| |
|
| - Brave Leo (AI assistant) does not work.
| | Unlike traditional packet inspection, DPI technology also scans the content of data packets and provides the ability to detect and block VPN protocols. According to user reports, Superonline has one of the most strictly censored internet service in Turkey, and in the past has taken measures strict enough to completely block VPN protocols such as WireGuard. It also blocks or throttles popular VPN services and their websites such as Cloudflare Warp, ProtonVPN, Surfshark, Psiphon, NordVPN, IPVanish/SpeedtestVPN and constantly tightens its DPI-based scanning systems. There is also allegations that Superonline using DNS poisoning to block certain websites. They were blocking some third party DNS services in the past. |
| |
| |
| |VPN feature does not show up in Turkiye.
| |
| |-
| |
| |AmneziaVPN
| |
| |No
| |
| |Not Blocked
| |
| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
| |
| |
| |
| |They give Turkish users free bandwidth.
| |
| |-
| |
| |Psiphon
| |
| |No
| |
| |Not Blocked (Info not up-to-date)
| |
| |Blocked (Closely monitored)
| |
| |Legally Required
| |
| |DW gives free Psiphon access to people in Turkiye with this [https://psiphon.news/tellafriend.tr.dw link].
| |
| |-
| |
| |Lantern
| |
| |No
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |Mysterium
| |
| |No
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |VPNBook
| |
| |No
| |
| |Blocked
| |
| |Blocked
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |MegaVPN
| |
| |No (Because the domain is for Mega services)
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| | - Blocked (Protocol Ban)
| |
| - Other MEGA services are blocked too. | |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |KasperskyVPN
| |
| |No (Because the domain is for Kaspersky Antivirus)
| |
| |Not Blocked (Info not up-to-date)
| |
| |Blocked (Protocol Ban)
| |
| |
| |
| |Purchasing with Turkish Lira is supported.
| |
| |-
| |
| |TouchVPN
| |
| |No
| |
| |Not Blocked
| |
| |Blocked
| |
| |Legally Required
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |CloudFlare Warp
| |
| |No (Because the domain is for CloudFlare DNS and other services)
| |
| |Blocked
| |
| |Blocked and Sometimes Blocks Cloudflare DNS Too
| |
| |Legally Required
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| |Hotspot Shield
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |Unknown
| |
| |Blocked (Closely monitored)
| |
| |Legally Required
| |
| |
| |
| |}
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| ==References== | | ==References== |