Posted on 12/14/22
| News Source: i24
A search for another 13 individuals is underway
Istanbul police and the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) detained 44 people on suspicion of leaking information about Palestinians living in Turkey to Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, media reported on Wednesday.
According to the investigators, the alleged suspects provided Mossad with surveillance data on Palestinians and their NGOs based in Turkey. Seven of the suspects have reportedly been arrested. A search for another 13 individuals is underway.
The operation was launched earlier this week following an investigation of several consulting companies in Istanbul, which allegedly provided investigation services using their contancts with Mossad.
Among those detained are members of a private investigators' association and a university professor. The interrogated suspects reportedly confirmed that they were paid to give Mossad information that was used to launch online campaigns against Palestinian expats in Turkey.