Personal social media accounts of Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul blocked after cyberattack

The official personal social media accounts of Girne Mayor Murat Şenkul on Facebook and Messenger have become temporarily inaccessible as a result of a cyberattack. The Girne Municipality promptly issued a statement saying it had begun legal and technical procedures to regain control of the city leader’s digital assets.

Current status and measures taken:
— Filing an appeal. The municipality’s relevant specialists have submitted official objections and technical requests to the social network’s support service. The city administration is closely monitoring the account reactivation process.
— Recovery outlook. It is expected that access to the blocked profiles will be fully restored immediately after the platform moderators complete the standard incident assessment procedure.
— Alternative scenario. If it is not possible to recover the previous pages, Murat Şenkul will create a new Facebook account so as not to interrupt direct communication with the public and to continue publishing statements promptly.

Information channels for residents:
During the technical work and until the verification process is fully completed, the administration urges local residents to send all their requests, suggestions and complaints through the official verified Girne Municipality social media accounts.