Hacktivist collective plans to “attack every Internet and communications asset of the Turkish government” Attack came after a series of brutal clashes between police and protesters that arose on Friday. Hackers normally use distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks to knock their targets offline. Other sites believed to have been attacked include Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s personal website, the Istanbul Police Department’s website, and that of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) The group has already managed to take down a number of media sites supporting Erdogan government.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2013/06/turkish-government-websites-hacked-by.html