An important development took place regarding the operation carried out by Türkiye's National Intelligence Agency (MIT) against the new 15-person espionage network created by Israeli spy agency Mossad in Türkiye.
The police proceedings for 11 out of the 13 suspects, including the leader of the espionage network, private detective Selçuk Küçükkaya, and his assistant Musa Kuş, have been concluded. The suspects, after being transferred to the Istanbul Courthouse, underwent questioning by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
Out of the 11 suspects, 4 of them were presented to the Istanbul Criminal Judgeship of Peace on Duty with a request for arrest, while the remaining 7 were released after the prosecutor's interrogation. It has been reported that 2 suspects are still at large and considered fugitives.
According to the referral letter from the prosecutor's office, significant details were revealed about the network involved in leaking information to Mossad. The network was reportedly monitoring and reporting on a company as well as 23 individuals who had commercial relations with Iran. The leader of the network, Selçuk Küçükkaya, was found to have operated in accordance with the requests of Mossad managers during the period of 2018-2022.
In the article, it was highlighted that Selçuk Küçükkaya and his team, operating under the code name 'Taner Sezgin', were involved in the crime of political espionage. They gathered confidential information from individuals residing in Türkiye and provided it to external actors, specifically Mossad.
Cenk B., Emre B., Cengiz Ç., and Ayhan Ş. have been arrested and subsequently sent to prison for their involvement in "providing the state's confidential information for the purpose of political or military espionage."
As part of the ongoing investigation, the number of detainees has increased to six, including Selçuk Küçükkaya, the leader of the 15-person network.
