SEVERAL SPY SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN TÜRKIYE FOR LEAKING INFORMATION TO IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE

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Sat 15 March 2025:

Several spy suspects arrested in Türkiye for leaking information to Iranian intelligence
A collaborative effort between the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has uncovered a network of suspects linked to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Personnel.

These individuals, operating within Türkiye, were reportedly gathering intelligence on military installations, and strategic areas.

In a joint operation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office and the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), suspects with connections to Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Personnel were identified.

It was learned that these suspects, located in our country, were gathering information about military bases, important regions, and critical locations abroad.

An operation was carried out simultaneously in Istanbul, Antalya, and Mersin this morning against the 5 suspects determined to have passed information to Iranian intelligence. All suspects were apprehended and taken into custody during the operation.

Relations between Ankara and Tehran have grown frostier after Iran’s oldest Arab ally the Assad dynasty was swept from Syria by rebels close to Turkey last year.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan this month hit out at Iran’s reliance on regional militias as dangerous and called for a policy shift, stoking Iran’s ire.

He also suggested that “if you are attempting to destabilize a third country, other nations may reciprocate by supporting groups within your own borders.”

In recent years, Turkey has experienced several incidents involving alleged espionage activities linked to Iran.

In September 2022, Istanbul police arrested four Iranian citizens on suspicion of espionage, forgery of official documents, and human trafficking. The suspects were found in possession of numerous stolen passports, identification documents and espionage equipment.

Source: Independent Press with News Agency

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