Top Turkish court rules Twitter ban violating country's free-speech

The highest court in Turkey has reportedly ruled that the recent nationwide Twitter block is violating the free-speech protections written in the country's constitution.

The ruling, which has reportedly come as good news for Turkish activists and a powerful vote of legitimacy for Twitter itself, came a week after a lower court ordered the government to lift the virtual blockade and has shut down any chances of appealing the earlier ruling.

According to The Verge, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Ergodan will have a 30 day window, dating from the lower-court ruling on March 26th, to lift the ban to comply with the ruling, but it is still unclear if he will do so.

Meanwhile citizens who are reportedly trying to access the service through the Turkish web have resorted to a series of workarounds, some of which have already come under attack from government censors.

The Constitutional Court sent its ruling onto the nation's telecom authority and transport ministry, which have yet to publicly respond, the report added.