Series · Security
The Espionage Files
Erdal Turna, Bahadır Şahin, Ali Çağlar, Sezai Akyüz
- Parts
- 5
- Years
- 2021–2026
Parts · in order of publication
Is Metin Gürcan a Spy? Who Is Next?
Espionage is one of the easiest crimes to allege and the hardest to prove. Starting from Metin Gürcan’s arrest, the author questions the political use of espionage charges.
Espionage and State Secrets
The Turkish Penal Code does not define espionage and does not question the spy’s motivation. This gap can expose civil servants who reveal crimes and journalists who report on them to espionage charges.
The Optimal Target in the Opposite Camp: Metin Gürcan
The arrest of former soldier and security expert Metin Gürcan on espionage charges raised the question of who is chosen as a target in polarised politics, and why.
A German Spy in Ankara
A gravestone in Munich bears the name “Cicero”. The novel-like life of İlyas Bazna, who, as the British ambassador’s valet during the Second World War, sold the Allies’ most secret documents to the Germans.
A Spy Story: The Founding of NATO
A physicist who carried the secrets of the atomic bomb to Moscow, promises made at Yalta and a city fed from the air for months. Within four years, yesterday’s allies split into two camps and NATO was born.
