** Dramatic arrests: Turkey reveals spying operations for Mossad**

Dramatic arrests: Turkey reveals spying operations for Mossad

Mostafa Ahmes
Wednesday , 20 March 2024 13:44 PM GMT

In an exciting security operation, the Turkish police arrested 7 people, including a private investigator, on charges of selling information for the benefit of the Israeli intelligence service "Mossad". According to the Anadolu news agency, the suspects were arrested as part of an operation carried out by the National Intelligence Service and the anti-terrorist police in Istanbul.

Security sources indicate that the private investigator, who was a former government employee, is suspected of collecting information about companies and individuals from the Middle East region in Turkey, planting tracking devices and participating in surveillance operations.

According to the investigations, the Turkish investigator received training from the Mossad in the Serbian capital Belgrade, and made payments in cryptocurrency that did not appear in official records.

These arrests come in a growing context of suspected espionage activities for Israel in Turkey. In January, a Turkish court ordered the arrest and deportation of 15 people and 8 others suspected of having links to Mossad. In February, 7 others were arrested on suspicion of selling information to the Mossad.

Tensions between Turkey and Israel are increasing in the light of recent events, which has led to an exchange of public criticism between the two countries. In this context, Ankara warned Israel of "serious consequences" if it tries to pursue Hamas members living outside the Palestinian territories, including those residing in Turkey.