A Turkish court has ordered its government to lift the statewide block on Twitter that it imposed last week after tweets began spreading linking the prime minister to a corruption scandal, the AFP reports. A Turkish TV channel reportedly said that access to Twitter could be restored later today, though Reuters reports that Turkey may have 30 days to implement or appeal the ban, potentially barring access to Twitter for much longer. The Associated Press reports that the court has only issued a temporary injunction against the ban too, so access may not remain restored, should the ban ever be lifted.

"There are no legal grounds for the blocking of our service."

Twitter has been blocked in Turkey since March 20th, though many found ways around the ban even thereafter. Turkey initially placed the ban as protests rose and a corruption scandal began to embroil the government ahead of an election. Blocking Twitter has only brought it more negative attention though: the block was the subject of further acts of protest and was condemned by the United States and United Nations Human Rights office, among others. Given Turkey's 30 day period to unblock Twitter, it's possible that service won't be restored before Sunday's elections, helping to protect the government from allegations of corruption.