Gray Wolves
| Tracking # |
1611843-000 |
| Submitted | Nov. 26, 2023 |
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From: Matthew Petti
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records mentioning, relating to, or generated as a result of investigation or inquiry into the Gray Wolves, the Turkish ultranationalist organization also known as Bozkurtlar, Idealist Hearths, or Ülkü Ocakları. The organization, founded by Colonel Alparslan Türkeş in the late 1960s, has been implicated in numerous acts of violence in Turkey and is outlawed in several European countries.
In response to FOIPA Request No. 1485823-000, the FBI has released documents mentioning the Gray Wolves as a suspect in the assassination attempt against Turkish prime minister Turgut Özal. (See the attached document.) I am requesting a search for other records related to the Gray Wolves. If any part of these documents are exempt from disclosure, please be sure to review and release all reasonably segregable nonexempt portions of responsive documents, as the FOIA requires.
I request that I be properly classified as a media requester. I am an investigative journalist who has written numerous articles on topics of public interest, and I am requesting these documents in an editorial capacity. Please see the following as an example of an article I have written on a similar topic: https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/june-2023/inside-the-iranian-diaspora/
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about my media status.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Matthew Petti
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 26, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #1611843-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
There are eFOIA files available for you to download.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
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