“We are closely following the situation around the detention in Istanbul and Antalya and the subsequent arrest of several citizens of the Russian Federation.
Russian foreign missions have officially turned to the Turkish side to get the necessary clarifications, ”RIA Novosti was told in the information and press department of the ministry.
The Russian side is in contact with the Turkish authorities to clarify all the circumstances, they added.
“We look forward to receiving comprehensive information on this subject from our Turkish colleagues as soon as possible,” they concluded.
Earlier, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, citing data from the main prosecutor's office in Istanbul, reported the arrest of four Russians, as well as a Ukrainian and a citizen of Uzbekistan, who are accused of "military and political espionage."
According to the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin does not have information about the arrest of the Russians.
He noted that if Russian citizens were detained, then the Turkish side should have informed the diplomatic mission of Russia.