Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised a court ruling which lifted a ban on Twitter.
The court had told the country's telecommunication authorities the two-week-old ban must be lifted as it was a breach of freedom of expression.
Mr Erdogan had vowed to "wipe out" Twitter after users spread corruption allegations involving him and his son, which he denied.
On Friday another court ordered the lifting of a similar ban on YouTube.
Mr Erdogan said his government had complied with the ruling on Twitter but that he did not respect it.
"I don't find it right and patriotic that the Constitutional Court has adopted such a decision," Mr Erdogan said, according to the Hurriyet website.
"While they are protecting an American company, our national and moral values are being disregarded."
Friday's ruling regarding YouTube reportedly stated that 15 videos should remain blocked.
Users across the country had found many ways of circumventing the prohibitions, which were widely criticised and ridiculed.
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