Prosecutors said he sent a parcel through a London branch of UPS in March 2011, telling staff it contained a teddy bear and a watch as wedding gifts for his sister.
A customs officer at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul found the package contained a device made from a clock, wires and putty. Bomb-disposal experts were called and declared the item a hoax.
Aydemir, who was arrested at his home in London six days after sending the package, pleaded not guilty. But the jury decided he had sent the device while involved in a family dispute about his sister’s wedding.
British police counterterrorism coordinator Stuart Osborne said Aydemir’s actions “were extremely irresponsible and wasted valuable police resources both in Turkey and in London.”
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