ISTANBUL, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Access to major social

media and messaging platforms in Turkey has been restored a day

after widespread restrictions were imposed, Netblocks, a global

internet monitor, said on Monday.

Platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook,

TikTok and WhatsApp were restricted in Turkey on multiple

networks from late Sunday.

The blockage came as the main opposition Republican People's

Party called for rallies after police set up barricades in areas

around the party's headquarters in Istanbul.

According to data from Turkey's Freedom of Expression

Association, throttling of bandwidth for the platforms ended

after 21 hours and services will be resumed in the next couple

of hours.