Turkey arrests 6 in alleged Iran IRGC spy plot involving armed drones
Turkish authorities arrested six people accused of spying for Tehran, as Ankara works on plans to contain security risks and refugee fallout from potential US strikes on Iran.
ANKARA — Turkish authorities arrested six people on charges of political and military espionage allegedly carried out on behalf of Tehran, as Ankara faces heightened regional tensions and quietly prepares contingency plans amid ongoing US threats to attack Iran.
The suspects were rounded up in raids across five provinces — including Istanbul, Ankara and the southeastern province of Van, which borders Iran — Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency and other Turkish outlets reported Wednesday.
All six were formally remanded in custody by a court after their arrest, Anadolu reported.
The suspects are accused of maintaining direct or indirect links with intelligence operatives from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and collecting sensitive information on military installations and other strategically significant locations inside Turkey, as well as on critical sites abroad, according to the agency.
