Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT, using its Turkish acronym) and local counter-terrorism police launched coordinated raids in five provinces this week, arresting six individuals suspected of spying for Iran.
The espionage ring was allegedly targeting Incirlik Air Base, a critical facility used by both Turkish and American forces.
According to Turkish media reports, the alleged spies were coordinating their efforts with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated terrorist organization. One of the detainees is reportedly an Iranian national named Ashkan Jalali, while the other five are Turkish citizens.
Turkey’s pro-government Daily Sabah reported on Wednesday that Jalali, who was based in Ankara, was plotting to acquire armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkey using a pair of companies he owned, and then transfer
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