Former intelligence official given 12-year jail sentence due to Gülen links


Basri Aktepe, a former National Intelligence Organization (MİT) official who was removed from his post in the aftermath of a failed coup in July 2016, has been handed down a jail sentence of 12 years on terrorism charges due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, the T24 news website reported.


Aktepe was given the jail sentence on charges of membership in a terrorist organization.

Before removal from his post, Aktepe used to work as the chief consultant at MİT.

