Twitter will hire a local representative in Turkey to comply with the country's new social media law, the deputy minister of transport and infrastructure, Omer Fatih Sayan, said in a statement.

Axar.az reports that the California-based company also released a statement on its decision.

"In our continuing effort to provide our service in Turkey, we have closely reviewed the recently amended Internet Law No. 5651. To ensure that Twitter remains available for all who use it in Turkey, we have decided to establish a legal entity," the company said.

"In coming to this decision, we were guided by our core mission: defending open, public conversation and ensuring our service is available to people everywhere. We remain committed to protecting the voices and data of people in Turkey who use Twitter. We will continue to be transparent about how we handle requests from government and law enforcement," it added.