Part one of a series of emails the organization plans to release, the first batch contains nearly 300,000 emails that date from 2010 to one week before the failed coup attempt.

In a statement, WikiLeaks claims that the source of the emails “is not connected, in any way, to the elements behind the attempted coup, or to a rival political party or state.”

The organization planned to release the documents later in the year, but moves its publication date forward in light of Ankara’s crackdown on those supsected of being involved in the coup.

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