Free speech and internet service will be provided to citizens in the earthquake area.

After the earthquake that occurred in the early hours of the morning and affected many of our cities, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Ömer Fatih Sayan made a statement on Twitter.

Sayan said that the operators were instructed to ensure uninterrupted communication of the citizens in the earthquake area and that free speech and internet were uploaded to all citizens in the region. He also added that all the lines that were closed due to debt were opened and free calls could be provided from payphones. Sayan, who stated that search and rescue efforts should be helped to prevent any interruption in the communication part, suggested making calls with web-based applications and using SMS. 

The Directorate of Communications, on the other hand, announced with a tweet that the phone lines of GSM operators, which were closed by increasing their capacity, were opened. The Directorate of Communications said, “In the earthquake that occurred in Kahramanmaraş Pazarcık, our state continues to work in coordination with all its institutions. We have made the “Earthquake emergency” heading ready for use in CIMER. It is announced to all our citizens.” used the phrase.

Elon Musk also said that in the early hours of the morning, they would send Starlink satellites to the region if Turkey approved it .