Erdem Gül (born 1967 in Giresun) is a Turkish politician serving as the mayor of Princes' Islands since 2019.

He was arrested in November 2015 after his newspaper published footage purportedly showing the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey (MİT) sending weapons to Syrian Islamist fighters.

"[3] Shortly thereafter, Gül and the newspaper's editor-in-chief Can Dündar were arrested on charges of being members of a terror organization, espionage and revealing confidential documents, facing sentences of up to life imprisonment.

In June 2015, Turkish President Erdoğan had publicly targeted Dündar, stating: "The individual who reported this as an exclusive story will pay a heavy price for this.

"[4] After 92 days in prison, Dündar and Gül were released on 26 February 2016 after the Constitutional Court decided that their detention was a violation of their rights.