Mernis.tar.gz
mernis.tar.gz
The file (or mernis.sql.tar.gz ) is the primary archive associated with one of the largest data breaches in Turkey's history. Released around April 2016, it reportedly contains the personal information of nearly 50 million Turkish citizens —roughly two-thirds of the country's population at that time. Breach Overview
- KVKK fines: Up to 1.5 million Turkish Lira (approx. $55,000 USD) for data breaches, plus criminal prosecution.
- GDPR fines: If the data includes EU residents or was processed on EU servers, fines can reach €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover.
tar -xzf mernis.tar.gz
It remains one of the largest state-level data breaches in history, posing long-term identity theft risks for the Turkish population since core identifiers like birth dates and ID numbers do not change. Security Warning: mernis.tar.gz
We are releasing mernis.tar.gz – a packaged version of the MERNIS web service client for Turkish Republic ID (TC Kimlik No) verification. This package includes SOAP client stubs, sample configuration files, and helper classes for integrating with the official MERNIS (Merkezi Nüfus İdaresi Sistemi) service. mernis