The the massive dataset which is around 2.8GB in compressed format, and the uncompressed version at around 17.8GB is being shared on peer-to-peer file sharing sites for the public to download freely and view. The hacker, believed to be using the pseudonym ROR[RG] is a member of Anonymous collective, chose to release the police files via The Cthulhu website which has been used by Anonymous previously.

— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) February 15, 2016 https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/699249304997863426 Turkish government has been at loggerheads with activists for a recent clampdown on media freedom. It has arrested several journalists on treason charges for unmasking some dubious decisions by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government. It also has the most brutal censorship laws in Europe, which are object of continuous protests by civil liberties groups as well as hackers.