Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office

DEVA Party's Metin Gürcan arrested for espionage

Metin Gürcan, a founding member of the opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), has been arrested and sent to prison over political and military espionage pending trial.

Gürcan, a former soldier, was detained on Nov. 26 in Istanbul as part of an investigation launched by the Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office.

Detention warrants issued for 63 former intelligence personnel over Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office issued detention warrants for 63 people, including 45 former National Intelligence Agency (MİT) personnel, on Sept. 12 over alleged links to Fethullah Gülen, a U.S.-based preacher widely believed to have masterminded last year's failed coup, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. 

The police operation was launched in 21 provinces across Turkey.

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