Posted on 11/26/2015 7:24:44 PM PST by markomalley
Two journalists from an opposition Turkish newspaper have been arrested, accused of spying by an Istanbul court following reports that Turkey's intelligence agency sent weapons to Islamist rebel groups in Syria.
In another case of journalists facing criminal charges and censorship, editor-in-chief Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, the newspaper's Ankara bureau chief, were taken into custody on Thursday night, Turkish media reported.
The two men are accused of spying and "divulging state secrets", according to reports, as well as being members of a terror organisation. Another charge included the violation of state security after the release of the footage.
Such charges could see the men face life imprisonment.
In January 2014, Turkish security forces intercepted the trucks sent by National Intelligence Agency (MIT) twice following tip-offs to prosecutors that they were illegally taking arms to Syria . The stories made the front page and since then, Turkey has often been accused of supporting Islamist Syrian rebels fighting against Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president.
Turkey disputes the front-page allegations, claiming the arms were aid for Syrian Turkmen, a Turkic minority in the country's northern areas, and described the actions of the security forces as "treason" and "espionage", English-language Turkish newspaper, Today's Zaman reported.
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>> National Intelligence Agency (MIT)
Not to be confused with the National Institute of Technology.
Putin statement from the Hollande Presser a few hours ago:
“The Americans know in advance the timing and location of our operations, and it seems this information was used by Turkey to hit our plane”.
Telling the truth is dangerous in Turkey.
Turkey’s a mess. Turkey being on NATO greatly complicates our options in the ME.
Old Barky is and Val and Kerry are complete idiots !
No doubt in my mind. Obama is most likely feeding the intel to the rebels including ISIS. The French and Russians would do well to keep Obama out of the loop as much as possible.
Turkey us a us stop on the way to join ISIS. Everyone knows.
There is no doubt that Caliph Erodgen is a jahadi.
Many need to be institutionalized....
I never thought I’d ever hold such a position of opinion in my life where I’d consider it good for our country to remain neutral due to our president being an evil ideologue. Never have I ever... Yet here we are now in that exact position. It’s sad, frankly.
Hussein bitterly clings to Islam.
“Islam is Islam”
Or so he said.
“The two men are accused of spying and “divulging state secrets”, “
They reveal that Turkish intel and police are supplying weapons to ISIS. And they are charged with spying and “divulging state secrets”.
Got it.
They must not have driven mercedes that could be steered into trees.
the Turkish government is despicable. very similar to the Pakistanis, two face to the max. Turkey is absolutely unworthy to be considered as part of NATO. And NATO for its part should absolutely not stand to defend Turkey. turkey should be left alone to pursue it on foreign policy, without relying on anyone else to defend it and it’s despicable Islamist government.the Turkish government is full of a bunch of Israel haters. f*** them
Medieval European folklore is rife with swarthy middle easterners who personify treachery and deceit. Never to be trusted, always waiting to plunge the knife in your back at the first opportunity. Murdering wretched and godless people. All of these hard earned lessons have been hidden to modern westerners.
Maybe I’ve been watching too many detective shows, but I wonder if they could test the flow of info by giving different sources different information and seeing where the leaks exist.
Obama was once asked which foreign leader he most get along with and he said the Turkey President. I worry that Obama will get US to side with Turkey/ISIS against Russia.
And just think we have 50 thermonuclear bombs stored in Turkey. I think they should be brought back to the USA ASAP.
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