It was decided that 15 suspects who were detained in Turkey on the grounds that they were involved in obtaining information and documents of importance for the Israeli state, collecting information about Palestinian and Syrian students, and were connected to the Israeli intelligence service, were arrested on charges of "international espionage".
AGENTS ARRESTED AND SENT TO PRISON
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office stated that persons connected with the Israeli intelligence service obtained information and documents of importance for the Israeli state in Turkey, payments were made through international money transfer companies, money transfer offices and live couriers in return for the information transferred, and that these persons may be involved in international espionage activities. launched an investigation based on the intelligence information. Following this, 15 suspects were detained in the operation, and then they were arrested and taken to the Maltepe Penitentiary Institution.
Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) determined that an espionage network was tracking Palestinian and Syrian students in Turkey. Their aim was to report the personal information of these students. Especially those who received training in the field of defense industry were under close scrutiny.
INFORMATION WAS ENCRYPTED TO MOSSAD THROUGH THE NETWORK
The network was also trying to seize important documents for Israel. In this context, he was preparing reports on associations and organizations. The information obtained was transmitted to the Israeli intelligence agency MOSSAD in encrypted form via the network. Network members were traveling abroad to receive directives. Communication among themselves was done by market or payphones. Payments to the spies, most of them Arab nationals, were made in cryptocurrencies, through remittance offices or jewelers. The visa problems of the spies were being solved by MOSSAD itself. In order for the network to work comfortably, a loss notice was given for some members. However, they were also under the MİT follow-up. The National Intelligence Organization shared the results of its long-term follow-up with the General Directorate of Security. Simultaneous operations were organized for network members in 4 provinces. The spies were arrested and put in jail.
DID MOSSAD ALSO ABDUCT THE LOST PALESTINIAN MEDICAL STUDENT?
Selhab University Medical Faculty student Muhammed Salhab, who was kidnapped in front of his house on Turgut Reis Street in the central Selçuklu district of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Konya at noon on Friday, September 3, 2021, was found in Istanbul the previous day. The kidnapping incident, which was reported in the Milli Gazete in those days, brought to mind the MOSSAD. The operation carried out yesterday strengthened these suspicions.