Turkish Government: WikiLeaks Access Banned After 300,000 E-mails Released from AK Party
In its attempt of exposing emails from Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party AKP, WikiLeaks has been blocked in the country on Wednesday, a few hours after the site's leakage activity.
Following the failed coup attempt which occurred July 15, WikiLeaks aimed to expose Turkey's political power by releasing almost 300,000 obtained e-mails from 2010 up to July 6, 2016,
The Turkish government has done an immediate action regarding the whistle-blowing and decided to prohibit Turks from accessing the said website. A senior Turkish official had also said that WikiLeaks had established stolen information, which caused the government to ban it in the country.
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WikiLeaks stated that the e-mails were acquired even before the Turkey coup attempt occurred. They also said in their website that the team had decided to move the publication schedule "in response to the government's post-coup purges." They also clarified that their verified material and source have nothing to do with any of the people behind the coup, nor to any rival party or state.
Coincidentally though, right after the banning, WikiLeaks have been undergoing a series of cyber attacks.
WIkiLeaks also made an alternative way to let Turks access their website. They said that users can use another proxy or any of the website's IPs to launch the documents of the ruling party.
Coup Attempt Backstory
On July 15, in an aim to expel President Erdogan from his position, Turkish military units officially declared a coup martial law while the president was away. They took advantage of his absence by claiming that they "have taken control of the country." However, not even a single opposition party supported the attempt.
During the coup, military jets and helicopters were seen flying and various gun shots were heard almost everywhere.
President Erdogan quickly responded to the attack by ordering his staff to take the streets and defend their government. He also said that coup plotters will have to pay for this and that no matter what happens, the government will never give up democracy.
Higher education council has then banned people from travelling and had also ordered almost 1,577 deans across the universities of Turkey to file their resignations.
