The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) apprehended seven people allegedly found to have passed sensitive information to foreign intelligence services.
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Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has arrested seven people determined to have transferred sensitive information — covering NGOs, associations, ethnic groups, and public officials — to two separate foreign intelligence services.
The detained suspects are accused of sharing sensitive data related to Turkey's national security with foreign services. The investigation is ongoing.
MIT arrested 7 suspects in an operation targeting a spy network threatening Turkey's internal security. The detainees are accused of systematically transferring sensitive information regarding civil society organizations, public officials and ethnic groups to two different foreign intelligence services.
The operation demonstrates Turkey's ongoing struggle in the intelligence and security sphere; if the spy network investigation uncovers additional structures beyond the suspects, public officials and civil society institutions could face tighter surveillance. The non-disclosure of which countries' intelligence services were involved indicates this may be directly related to Ankara's strategic relations.