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Berat Albayrak appeals against journalist's acquittal in 'leaked emails' case

Berat Albayrak appeals against journalist's acquittal in 'leaked emails' case

Former minister and President Erdoğan's son-in-law Berat Albayrak has appealed against journalist Okatan's acquittal.

RedHack case: Five journalists sentenced to prison for reporting on Albayrak's leaked emails

RedHack case: Five journalists sentenced to prison for reporting on Albayrak's leaked emails

The journalists have been given deferred prison sentences for "illegally obtaining personal data" and have been acquitted of "terror propaganda."

Prosecutor demands journalists be penalized for covering Albayrak’s hacked emails

Prosecutor demands journalists be penalized for covering Albayrak’s hacked emails

Put on trial for reporting on the hacked emails of former minister Berat Albayrak, journalists Tunca Öğreten, Ömer Çelik, Metin Yoksu, E.S. and Derya Okatan face penalization for “giving or obtaining data unlawfully”.

8 December 2021

ECtHR convicts Turkey in RedHack case

ECtHR convicts Turkey in RedHack case

Arrested for having reported on the hacked emails of the then Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Albayrak, journalists Kanaat and Öğreten will be paid damages as the ECtHR has concluded that their freedom of expression and press was violated.

Redhack hacks AKP municipalities’ websites

Redhack hacks AKP municipalities’ websites

Redhack has hacked the websites of three ruling AKP municipalities, noting that “the appointment of trustees to municipalities means usurpation of people’s democratic rights.”

2 Arrested Defendants of Social Media Trial Released

2 Arrested Defendants of Social Media Trial Released

In the second hearing of the trial in which six journalists and media workers were standing trial due to their posts on social media, the two arrested defendants of the trial, Öğreten and Kanaat have been released.

6 December 2017

Interim Judgement in Social Media Trial: Çelik Released, Öğreten, Kanaat Remain in Detention on Remand

SOCIAL MEDIA TRIAL OF 6 JOURNALISTS

Interim Judgement in Social Media Trial: Çelik Released, Öğreten, Kanaat Remain in Detention on Remand

Çelik released, Öğreten, Kanaat remain in detention after first hearing in trial of six journalists sued for reporting on emails of Minister Albayrak leaked by hacktivist group RedHack.

24 October 2017 Elif Akgül

Social Media Trial of 6 Journalists Begins Today

Social Media Trial of 6 Journalists Begins Today

Trial of six journalists who have been sued for making report of Redhack leaking emails of Minister Albayrak starts today.

24 October 2017

Call for Trial of 6 Journalists: #ReportingCannotbeCriminalized

Call for Trial of 6 Journalists: #ReportingCannotbeCriminalized

Journalists have made a call for attendance to the trial of Tunca Öğreten, Mahir Kanaat, Ömer Çelik, Derya Okatan, Metin Yoksu and Eray Sargın who have been tried for making report of Minister Albayrak’s emails.

18 October 2017

‘RedHack’ Detainees Asked of Twitter Accounts

‘RedHack’ Detainees Asked of Twitter Accounts

Detained on suspicion of “RedHack” membership, 12 suspects have been asked of RedHack’s Twitter accounts in the prosecution questioning. Hacking of Minister Albayrak’s e-mails haven’t been asked. Six people have been released.

6 October 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Doğan Media Group Chair Yalçındağ Resigns After RedHack’s Leak

Doğan Media Group Chair Yalçındağ Resigns After RedHack’s Leak

Doğan Media Group Chair Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ has resigned after RedHack has published his e-mail correspondence with Minister of Energy Albayrak.

30 September 2016

Attorney Durak: Police Beat the Detained Among RedHack To Create Evidence

Attorney Durak: Police Beat the Detained Among RedHack To Create Evidence

Stating that RedHack members who were taken into custody in the investigation into the hacker organization have not been told what they were charged with, attorney Fırat Durak has noted that the detainees were being exposed to systematic torture and the police were trying to create evidence.

28 September 2016 Ayça Söylemez

RedHack Case Defendants Acquitted As No “Trace of Crime”

RedHack Case Defendants Acquitted As No “Trace of Crime”

13 defendants have been acquitted for being a RedHack member and plotting a cyber attack on Ankara Police Headquarters as “no crime has been formed”.

16 March 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Taylan Kulaçoğlu Sent to Prison

Taylan Kulaçoğlu Sent to Prison

Accused of being a RedHack member, Taylan Kulaçoğlu has been sent to Metris Prison to spend the night for further processing after his second detention this afternoon.

29 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

How did Cyber Police Find “Manyak”?

How did Cyber Police Find “Manyak”?

“One user from France with alias Manyak informed through MIRC that he lost his grandfather and he was facing problems with his military service. We found 600 people according to these criteria. The most geek one turned out to be Taylan Kulaçoğlu, so we detained him,” Turkey’s cyber police said.

29 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

All Detainees Released Within RedHack Investigation

All Detainees Released Within RedHack Investigation

An Ankara court released 5 individuals who were detained on Friday within RedHack investigation - which meant that all 14 detainees were released.

26 November 2013

RedHack Hacks AKP Website

RedHack Hacks AKP Website

In retaliation with police detentions of 14 individuals on Friday, RedHack hacked the website of AKP’s Parliamentary Group Administration.

26 November 2013

RedHack Investigation Swirls Around "Gezi" and Twitter

RedHack Investigation Swirls Around "Gezi" and Twitter

Police authorities resumed the investigation of RedHack - an organization reportedly defined “and illegal organization working against the state”. Detainees were allegedly questions regarding their relation to Gezi protests and twitter account activities.

25 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Private Utku Kalı Released For Pending Trial

Private Utku Kalı Released For Pending Trial

On the second hearing yesterday, Samsun 3rd High Criminal Court released Utku Kalı, a private on compulsory drafting who has been jailed for “leaking top secret documents” regarding Reyhanlı blasts.

12 November 2013

Court Declines to Release Utku Kalı

Court Declines to Release Utku Kalı

Utku Kalı, a former private on compulsory drafting who has been arrested for “leaking top secret documents” regarding Reyhanlı blasts, has not been allowed to stand trial this morning. The court ruled the continuation of his prison status.

21 October 2013 Ayça Söylemez

RedHack Identified as “Cyber Terrorist Organization”

RedHack Identified as “Cyber Terrorist Organization”

Police authorities reportedly submitted a report to Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office, identifying RedHack as a “cyber terrorist organization” that encouraged public to commit crimes via twitter during Gezi Resistance.

Anonymous Supports Gezi Resistance

Anonymous Supports Gezi Resistance

Anonymous carried a series of cyber attacks on government-related websites today after releasing a video supporting Taksim Gezi Park resistance. Collaborating with Turkey’s Redhack, Anonymous also temporarily restricted the access to official websites of Presidency, AKP and Istanbul Police Headquarters.

Private Arrested As “Reyhanlı Cables Leak During Shift”

Private Arrested As “Reyhanlı Cables Leak During Shift”

Ceren Kalı, sister and advocate of Utku Kalı who has been charged with leaking the Reyhanlı twin blasts cables to Redhack, said that Kalı was arrested only because he was on his shift as the aforementioned documents arrived to the military headquarters.

29 May 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Redhack Releases Cables on Reyhanlı Blasts

Redhack Releases Cables on Reyhanlı Blasts

Redhack released a series of cables that revealed the dawn of Reyhanlı twin blasts through top secret gendarmerie intelligence files.

Educators Demand For Transparency in University Administrations

Educators Demand For Transparency in University Administrations

"Recent leakage case once more proves the necessity of democratization and transparency of university administrations," Tahsin Yeşildere said, commenting on the cables leaked by RedHack on Tuesday.

10 January 2013 Beyza Kural

Hacker Group Cracks Higher Education Council Website

Hacker Group Cracks Higher Education Council Website

RedHack group hacked the "online data sharing portal" of Turkey's Higher Education Council this morning, leaking thousands of cables related to corruption investigations in universities.

RedHack Supported KESK Protest - Quarrel at Parliament

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RedHack Supported KESK Protest - Quarrel at Parliament

RedHack hacked the websites of dozens of police directorates all over the country in support of the KESK protest against the education draft law. Demonstrators were constantly exposed to tear gas and water cannons during the two-day protest. The related debate at parliament had to be interrupted twice due to tensions between the MPs.

7 Alleged RedHack Members Arrested

7 Alleged RedHack Members Arrested

Seven people were arrested because of their alleged membership in the RedHack group. RedHack commented, "The arrested people are not our members." and announced to proceed more radical from now on.

RedHack: "We are on the Job"

RedHack: "We are on the Job"

17 people were taken into custody in the scope of the probe into RedHack, the hackers group that seized and published data from the Ankara Police Directorate and POLNET. RedHack told bianet that none of the persons in custody were members of their group.

20 March 2012 Serhat Korkmaz

RedHack to Publish "Policeleaks"

RedHack to Publish "Policeleaks"

In the end of February, RedHack started publishing notification e-mails, police officers' e-mails and passwords after hacking related databases of the police. The hackers group now announced to continue publishing the seized data in a system like "Wikileaks".

"Access Ban to RedHack Site Unlawful"

"Access Ban to RedHack Site Unlawful"

Access was banned to the kizilhack.org (RedHack) website on the grounds of alleged catalogue crimes as mentioned in Law No. 5651. Internet experts Akdeniz and Altıparmak criticized the access ban saying that the activities of Redhack were not included in the catalogue crimes.

2 March 2012 Ekin Karaca

RedHack Hacked Police Directorate

RedHack Hacked Police Directorate

RedHack hacked the POLNET police network and the Ankara Police Directorate and seized and published denunciations, complaints and other correspondence related to the worries of sensitive citizens.

28 February 2012