ANKARA, Aug 13 (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Monday

ordered the arrest of a woman on charges of inciting hatred and

insulting the president after she criticised a ban on social

media platform Instagram, broadcaster Haberturk and other media

said.

Turkey blocked access to Instagram on Aug 2 for failing to

comply with its "laws and rules" and public sensitivities. It

removed the ban on Saturday, after it said the Meta

Platforms ( META )-owned app agreed to cooperate with the authorities to

address the government's concerns.

In an interview posted on YouTube channel last week, when

the app was still blocked, the woman was one of several

passers-by who were asked what they thought about the ban.

"This is wrong. The president cannot ban Instagram as he

wishes," the woman said. She also criticised President Tayyip

Erdogan and those who supported the ban.

Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment on

the arrest.

Monday's arrest, ordered by a local court in the western

city of Izmir, came after the head of Turkey's broadcasting

watchdog RTUK criticised street interviews aired on social

media, saying they "manipulate public opinion".

The Instagram access ban came after a top Turkish official

accused the social media platform of blocking posts expressing

condolences over the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, a leader

of Palestinian militant group Hamas.