High profile Turkish officials have been tapped and eavesdropped based on files found by newly appointed prosecutors
High profile names that include Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Intelligence Chief Hakan Fidan, business leaders, academicians and NGO reps, have been illegally wiretapped for a long period of time in different probes held by the police.
In accordance to reports from media outlets Star and Yeni Şafak the documents were obtained by newly appointed prosecutors who were assigned after mass removals in the judiciary.
The allegations are believed to be carried out by the Gülen Movement according to reports. Minister of Energy Taner Yıldız has stated that this probe was not only against the government but against everyone because of the wide range of wiretappings. 3,064 people have been victim to this probe according to Yeni Şafak while Star is alleges the number to be closer to 7,000.
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