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What is Glooper? Who uses the Glooper app? Questions arise after minister's statement

What is Glooper? Who uses the Glooper app? Questions arise after minister's statement

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Turkey's Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi claimed a secret communication app called Glooper is used by the upper management of an organization under investigation.
  • Details about Glooper's technical infrastructure, developer, or encryption methods are not publicly available.
  • The app is described as a private communication system for leadership, but specific usage details remain unconfirmed.

Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi has brought a secret communication application, dubbed Glooper, into the spotlight. He alleges that the upper management of an organization currently under investigation uses this app for covert communication.

Glooper is described as a secret software used for communication among the upper management of the structure within the scope of the investigation.

— Mustafa ÇiftçiInterior Minister's statement on August 16 regarding the Glooper application.

However, concrete details about Glooper remain scarce. The public has not been provided with information regarding its technical infrastructure, who developed it, which operating systems it supports, or the encryption methods used to secure messages. This lack of verifiable information means that any applications found online bearing the name "Glooper" cannot be definitively linked to the system mentioned by the minister.

Currently, details such as Glooper's technical infrastructure, developer, which operating systems it runs on, or the encryption method used to protect messages have not been shared with the public.

— UnspecifiedInformation regarding the technical aspects of the Glooper application.

Çiftçi stated that Glooper's purpose is to create a closed communication network, specifically for the "upper management" of the group. Yet, official statements have not elaborated on the content of messages exchanged, the number of users, the duration of its active use, or how its communications relate to the ongoing investigation. The exact nature and scope of Glooper's role in the investigation remain unclear.

The purpose of Glooper's use is to create a closed communication network.

— Mustafa ÇiftçiInterior Minister's explanation of the app's function.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.