Turkey detains five for allegedly spying for Iran

Turkish police detained five suspects Friday on charges of espionage for the Iranian intelligence service, local media reported.

Officers carried out operations in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul as well as in Antalya and Mersin in the south, and detained five people, the DHA news agency reported.

The suspects allegedly collected information about military bases and key regions in Turkey and abroad, before passing it on to the Iranian intelligence service, the report said.

There was no immediate information about the nationality of the suspects.

AFP

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