2016 MERNIS scandal

2016 MERNIS scandal is leak of private data of citizens of Turkey which had rights to vote in 2009 local elections to the internet. The scandal was considered as one of the biggest leaks in history[1], as well as leading to major investigations.[2]

The screenshot of the website which leaked information was published.

The incident

The background of the leak was dating back to 2010, when the datas were sold by officials for money.[3] All the datas were leaked by 2016, and published in a site which had .onion extension.[4]

The data leak, in which the personal data of over 49-50 million[2] people was shared, has gone down in history as one of the largest data leaks in internet history.[1] The website was banned quickly after the leak. minister of Transport and Infrastructure Binali Yıldırım denied the incident and claimed that the datas were from another leak before.[5] Bekir Bozdağ, minister of justice in Turkey, stated that the investigations began about the incident.[2][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Brinded, Lianna. "The entire Turkish citizenship database has allegedly been leaked online". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "50 milyon vatandaşın kimlik bilgileri internette!" [Credentials of 50 million people is on internet!]. www.sozcu.com.tr. (in Turkish). Sözcü newspaper. 11 Jan 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Atilla, Toygun. "Tüm bilgileriniz şu anda satılıyor olabilir" [All your informations may being sold by money]. www.hurriyet.com.tr. Istanbul. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Turkey MERNIS Citizen Database Leak: What You Need to Know". D8 News. 4 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "50 milyon kimlik bilgisi çalındı iddiası!". www.sozcu.com.tr. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Turkish authorities 'probing huge ID data leak'". www.bbc.com. BBC News. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
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