Prosecutor’s office later denies that the operation had anything to do with the United Arab Emirates.messenger sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing buttonTurkish security forces have detained three people suspected of working for the United Arab Emirates intelligence service, the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday.
The office said the suspects had allegedly been collecting personal information on people working in important public offices in Turkey by using a Turkish phone number.
“It was determined that members of the UAE intelligence service obtained a number from a GSM [global system for mobile communications] company operating in Turkey and, through fake profiles, attempted to collect biographical data on personnel working in critical positions in our country,” the statement said.
“The efforts targeted executives at defence industry organisations, a phone line used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and official representatives of some foreign countries.”
The statement added that the authorities identified four people who acquired a mobile phone line from a Turkish service operator and transported it to the UAE to deliver it to an intelligence operative, and maintained contact with each other.
