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court in Turkey has said country's Twitter ban prevents free speech. It said that blocking Twitter takes away people's right to express themselves freely. Turkish government blocked Twitter on March 21st. Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, was angry because someone posted audio files of his close advisors just days before country's elections. files revealed details of possible corruption in Turkey that could be embarrassing for government. Mr Erdogan is big critic of social networks. As well as blocking Twitter, he also ordered blocking of YouTube for while. He said in election campaign speech: "We will wipe out Twitter. I don't care what international community says."

Twitter ban did not work as Mr Erdogan wanted it to. Turks found many ways to get on Twitter without using normal channels. Internet companies say there was surge in tweets after the ban but usage is down to half of what it was before. Many Turks are furious with government for banning Twitter. They are determined to make sure they can access micro-blogging site. The court agreed with people. It said: "Everyone has right to express and [share] his/her thoughts and opinions by speech, in writing, in pictures or through other media." Twitter was happy with court's announcement. Its global public policy team tweeted: "We hope to have Twitter access restored in Turkey soon."