02.06.2025 11:10
Metin Gürcan, a founding member of the DEVA Party, who is a former soldier and academic, was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison for the crime of "obtaining information that should remain confidential due to the state's security and political interests."
Metin Gürcan, a founding member of the DEVA Party, was tried on charges of espionage against foreign mission representatives, and the verdict was announced in his case at the Ankara 26th High Criminal Court. The former soldier and academic was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison.
SENSITIVE ISSUES REGARDING UAVs AND UCAVs
The indictment prepared against Gürcan included many sensitive issues such as the military operations of Turkey in Syria and Iraq for money in exchange for information to foreign mission representatives, observation points in these regions, military units and their movements, Turkey's military power and activities in Libya, military units stationed in some countries, meetings and contents related to Turkey's foreign policy, and information about the UAVs and UCAVs developed by Turkey.
HE WAS DETAINED IN ISTANBUL IN 2021
As part of the judicial process initiated by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in 2021 for the "crime of espionage," Metin Gürcan was first detained in Istanbul on 26.11.2021. After police and prosecutor interrogations, he was arrested on 29.11.2021 by the Ankara 6th Peace Criminal Court for the crime of "obtaining information that must be kept secret by the state for political or military espionage purposes" and sent to prison.
HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO SINCAN
In 2022, it was decided that Metin Gürcan would be tried without detention under judicial control. On 23.05.2025, during his hearing, he was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison for the crime of "obtaining information that must be kept secret by the state for political or military espionage purposes in a chain manner" under Article 328 of the Turkish Penal Code, and he was transferred to Sincan Type L Closed Penal Institution No. 2 on the same day.