Turkish authorities arrested suspects of spying for Mossad in Istanbul last month (Anatolia)
Today, Friday, the Turkish authorities arrested 7 people on suspicion of selling information to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad in the states of Istanbul and Izmir.
Security sources reported to the Turkish Anadolu Agency that the intelligence service knew that the Mossad was tracking its targets in the country through private investigators.
These sources stated that investigations monitored the Mossad carrying out activities such as collecting biographical information about people, reconnaissance, photo and video documentation, surveillance, and placing tracking devices against its targets through private investigators associated with it.
Investigations conducted by the Public Prosecution in Istanbul confirmed that there are 9 people suspected of having sold information obtained to the Mossad by private investigators.
Based on these investigations, members of the Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Branches of the Istanbul Security Directorate carried out a simultaneous security operation in the states of Istanbul and Izmir, which led to the arrest of 7 suspects, while it turned out that the other two individuals were previously detained as part of the same investigations.
The Turkish intelligence service carried out an operation against private investigators affiliated with the Mossad in December 2022, which resulted in the arrest of 68 people.
Source: Anadolu Agency