26.12.2025 13:30
S.Ç., who works at the Ali 170 Communication Center, was sentenced to 2 years, 7 months, and 7 days in prison for accessing the salary and other personal data of his ex-spouse Ümit B. 374 times over three years, using it in a alimony case. The Court of Appeals ruled that the legal elements of the crime were not present and ordered his acquittal. Ümit B. will take the decision to the Supreme Court.
Map engineer Ümit B. divorced S.Ç., who worked at the 'Labor Life Communication Center Alo 170', where information is provided about all services offered by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Social Security Institution, and the Turkish Employment Agency, in 2015.
HE HAS INQUIRED ABOUT HIS EX-WIFE 374 TIMES
During the ongoing custody and alimony case, Ümit B. suspected that his ex-wife was inquiring about his personal information, including his salary, and applied to the Presidential Communication Center (CİMER). As a result of the investigation, Ümit B. filed a lawsuit against S.Ç. for the crime of 'illegally obtaining and disseminating personal data', claiming that S.Ç. had inquired about him 374 times between 2019 and 2022.
2 YEARS 7 MONTHS 7 DAYS IMPRISONMENT SENTENCE
In the case heard at the Çaycuma 1st Criminal Court of First Instance, S.Ç., who defended herself, claimed that in 2019, when she spoke with her ex-husband, he told her that she could see his salary information if she wanted, and that she accessed his income information with his knowledge and consent. The court ruled that the defendant committed the crime by accessing the salary information, which is personal data of her ex-husband, and ensuring its submission to the alimony case file. The defendant was sentenced to 2 years, 7 months, and 7 days in prison with a reduction for good behavior.
ACQUITTAL FROM THE APPEAL
S.Ç. took the case to the appeal court. The Sakarya Regional Administrative Court stated that the data belonging to the victim Ümit B. was not confidential data from either the defendant or the court continuing the alimony case, and that it could not be accepted that the defendant acted with criminal intent in accessing this data. The appeal court evaluated that, for this reason, the moral element of the alleged crime was not completed and decided to acquit the defendant on the grounds that the legal elements of the alleged crime were not fulfilled.
"IT WAS A DECISION THAT DID NOT ALIGN WITH MY CONSCIENCE"
Ümit B. stated that there was an ongoing alimony and custody case with his ex-wife after their divorce, saying, "She was working at Alo 170. Taking advantage of this convenience, she accessed all my personal data, such as my address information, salary information, which hospital I went to, what report I received, and how many workplaces I worked at. I wrote to CİMER because I suspected this. Following this, I learned that her employment contract was terminated. I filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office. As a result, the first-instance court imposed a penalty; however, the appeal court acquitted her, stating that 'there is no intent to commit a crime.' It was a decision that did not align with my conscience. We will appeal to the Supreme Court. We still have an ongoing property division case," he said.
"WE WILL FILE AN APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT"
Ümit B.'s lawyer, Muhammet Erçorumlu, stated, "My client's report records, salary information, and address records have been illegally obtained. We believe that there is actually a very intense intent to commit a crime here. Therefore, the fact that this act has occurred 374 times over a period of 3 years indicates that the intent to commit a crime is indeed intense, and the provisions of consecutive crimes should be applied, thus the sentence should be increased. However, the court made a different assessment. This is essentially contrary to justice. Ultimately, this attitude will definitely encourage these individuals to commit crimes. At this point, our legal struggle will continue. The path to the Supreme Court is open, and we will file our clean appeal," he said.