Turkish prosecutor seeks jail for opposition politician over espionage- state media

FILE PHOTO: Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) leader Ali Babacan speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan/File Photo

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor is seeking a jail term of up to 20 years for Metin Gurcan, a founder of the Turkish opposition Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), over military and political espionage, state media said on Thursday.

In late November Gurcan was jailed pending trial over his contacts with foreign diplomats based in the Turkish capital Ankara.