The file refers to a massive 2016 data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 49.6 million Turkish citizens , roughly two-thirds of the country's population at the time. Often cited as the largest public leak of its kind in Turkey's history, the 1.5 GB compressed archive (uncompressed to roughly 6.6 GB) appeared on a website hosted in Iceland. Core Features of the Dataset
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First names of both the mother and father. Demographics: Gender, date of birth, and city of birth. Turkish_Citizen_Database.7z
The unique number used for all government services (taxation, healthcare, banking). Full Legal Name: First and last names.
Full residential address and the city/district of ID registration. The file refers to a massive 2016 data
Each entry typically included the following sensitive fields:
The leak specifically highlighted and excerpted the personal data of high-ranking officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , then-Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, and former President Abdullah Gül. Context & Cybersecurity Implications Demographics: Gender, date of birth, and city of birth
The leak contained records for 49,611,709 individuals , a number comparable to Turkey's entire electoral register.