Turkish Court Orders Ban on Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot for Insulting President Erdogan

A Turkish court approved the ban after around 50 Grok-related posts were presented to prosecutors and cited as threats to public order.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. Matthias Schrader/AP Photo

Grok has been blocked in Turkey after authorities claimed the Elon Musk-founded chatbot generated responses insulting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

According to the state-run Anadolu Agency on July 9, Ankara’s chief prosecutor’s office said it had launched an investigation after the Grok chatbot, developed by xAI, generated responses about modern Turkey’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and religious values.