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

First names of both the mother and father. Demographics: Gender, date of birth, and city of birth.

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

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.

Turkey launches inquiry into leak of 50 million citizens' data - Reuters