Eren Erdem (born 14 August 1986) is a Turkish writer and politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul since 7 June 2015.

[citation needed] The documents are said to show detailed information about activities and locations of ISIL-members, but also a lack of action on part of the Turkish government.

[4] Erdem showed before the parliament a case where investigations leading to the arrest of 13 potential Turkish ISIL-members were made, but later inexplicably dropped.

[5] The leaks are also said to implicate that Erdogan's immediate family in his son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, made financial gain through oil-deals with ISIL-members.

[8] In June, 2018, he was arrested again, charged with issues which include his role as an editor-in-chief of the Karşı newspaper, the revealing the identity of a secret witness and his alleged support for the Gülen movement.