| Developer(s) | Atalay Candelen |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March and April 2014 |
| Written in | English |
| Operating system | Android, iOS, Ipad |
| Available in | Turkish |
| Type | Instant messaging |
ByLock was a smartphone application that allowed users to communicate via a private, encrypted connection. It was launched in March 2014 on Google Play, Apple App Store[1] The app was downloaded over 600,000 times from its launch in April 2014 until March 2016, when it was permanently shut down.[2] The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (Turkish: Millî İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MİT) stated that the app was downloaded mainly in Turkey and ByLock users were as “Fetullahist Terror Organisation (Feto) which was formerly known as “Gülen movement” members.[3]
According to the security certificate inside the software, the author of the application is David Keynes.[1] In an interview with Hürriyet Daily News, Keynes stated that the developer of ByLock was a former roommate (Keynes,Atalay Candelen[4] and Ass. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Karabayir[5] lived in Beaverton) of his, who had used Keynes' credit card to publish the app on the Apple App Store. Keynes also said that ByLock had not been available since January 2016.[6]
ByLock was written by Atalay Candelen a.k.a. "Fox", Portland State University Computer Science graduate, and his business partner 4th grade police chief Veli Ozdemir. After July 15th Gulen movement coup attempt, Atalay Candelen first escaped to the United States then Europe. Atalay Candelen owns a business company in Poland and thus received residence permit from Polish government.[7] Nowadays he lives in Germany, close to Polish border.Atalay Candelen's company designs and updates web pages of some of Germany's biggest brothels which Turks owned. Atalay Candelen is wanted on the yellow list of terrorists by Turkish Ministry of Interior.[8] The other ByLock software developer ex-cop Veli Ozdemir, interestingly, there is no arrest warrant against him, only an Istanbul prosecutor's office investigation that was opened in 2014. He lives in Totowa New Jersey, United States of America.[9] Veli Ozdemir's company( Zenith Trade) sells water which brings from Turkey to the USA.[10]
- ^ a b "Turkey coup plotters' use of 'amateur' app helped unveil their network". The Guardian. Reuters. 2016-08-03. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "Opinion on the Legality of the Actions of the Turkish State in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt in 2016 and the Reliance on Use of the Bylock App as evidence of membership of a terrorist organisation - 2 Bedford Row - Criminal Barristers Chambers". 2 Bedford Row. 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Celikkan, Ali (2017-08-13). "Nachrichten-App "ByLock" in der Türkei: Verdachtsmoment Messenger". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/bylockcu-tilki-dAe-kasette-40278908.
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- ^ "ByLock use is an evidence of Gülen network links: Owner - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ Odatv (2018-01-15). "Türkiye FETÖ'nün en önemli adamını elinden böyle kaçırdı". Odatv (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
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