{"id":3366,"date":"2025-11-25T23:33:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T23:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3366"},"modified":"2025-11-25T23:33:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T23:33:30","slug":"turkish-authorities-arrest-three-defence-executives-accused-of-spying-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=3366","title":{"rendered":"Turkish authorities arrest three defence executives accused of spying | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Search ongoing for fourth suspect as prosecutor\u2019s office says the accused hold positions in critical defence companies operating inside Turkiye.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 25 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">25 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Three executives of defence companies have been arrested by Turkish authorities on suspicion of spying for foreign powers, prosecutors say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn operation was carried out on November 25, 2025, to apprehend four individuals identified in connection with the conspiracy,\u201d the Istanbul public prosecutor\u2019s office said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of the operation, three individuals were apprehended, and an arrest warrant was issued for one individual due to being abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It said the suspects \u201chold executive positions within critical defence companies operating in our country\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They are accused of trying to provide \u201cbiographical\u201d information about employees to foreign countries.<\/p>\n<p>According to the AFP news agency, the prosecutor\u2019s office initially said the suspects worked for the intelligence services of the United Arab Emirates before deleting that statement and publishing a significantly revised version on X that did not mention the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey\u2019s defence exports swelled by 29 percent ($7.15bn) in 2024, according to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, driven notably by the success of its military drones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search ongoing for fourth suspect as prosecutor\u2019s office says the accused hold positions in critical defence companies operating inside Turkiye. 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