Sedat Peker

On 13 January 2016 Peker said in a well-attended speech that the academics who signed the petition for peace will be massacred: "We will let your blood in streams and we will watch while you drown in your own blood." For this speech he got prosecuted, but acquitted in July 2018.

Peker is allegedly a member of the underground Turkish organization Ergenekon. Veli Küçük said in 2008 that Peker was the "son of a friend." On 5 August 2013 Peker was sentenced to ten years in prison as part of the Ergenekon trials; however, he and the other convicts were released a few months later.

On 30 May 2008, during his incarceration, Peker married his lawyer, Özge Yılmaz.

On 12 May 2005 he was arrested during Operation Butterfly. On 31 January 2007 he was found guilty of building and leading a criminal organization, robbery, forgery, and two counts of false imprisonment, and sentenced to 14 years and five months.

On 17 August 1998 Peker was brought to Turkey of his own free will and surrendered to the authorities. The case against him was opened in September 1998. He pleaded guilty to the crimes for which he was accused and was found guilty of building a criminal organization. During the trial, Peker made some interesting remarks, which he never cleared up: "An older member of parliament sent me an SMS which said I shouldn't behave too arrogantly. I would like to tell you (the court) everything, because if I don't it could come to pass that I commit suicide under suspicious circumstances." The prosecutors requested at least 7½ years' imprisonment, but Peker was only sentenced to eight months and 29 days. He was released on 24 May 1999.

Sedat Peker (born 26 June 1971) is a convicted Turkish criminal leader. He is also known for his political views that are based on Pan-Turkism.