Turkish authorities detained six people suspected of spying for China, specifically surveilling Uyghurs in Turkey. The arrests were made amidst increased Chinese espionage activities against Uyghur targets in Turkey. The move is seen as addressing security concerns of East Turkestan people in Turkey.
Arrest of Chinese agents in Turkey: Ankara’s signal to Beijing On February 20 , Istanbul police detained 6 people working for Chinese intelligence. Turkish media reported that the detainees were monitoring activists in Turkey protesting Beijing's genocide of the Uyghur people in… https://t.co/g3i9whPnbf
“For a counterespionage sting to end in an arrest is actually a foreign policy message,” former Turkish intelligence officer @BurakDaricili tells @barinkayaoglu What message is #Turkey signaling to #China over Uyghurs' espionage arrests? https://t.co/NJzSef0Sw9
"By exposing this Chinese intelligence gathering against the #Uyghurs and informing the media about it, the Republic of #Turkey is sending a message to #China," former Turkish intelligence officer @BurakDaricili tells @barinkayaoglu https://t.co/edOC1MUvDw
What message is Turkey signaling to China over Uyghurs' espionage arrests? Read @barinkayaoglu analysis on why Ankara pulled the plug on arrests: https://t.co/0Dhzc2QGyM
What message is Turkey signaling to China over Uyghurs' espionage arrests? @ezgi_akin writes https://t.co/hRzcStCUav
What message is #Turkey signaling to #China over #Uyghurs' espionage arrests? https://t.co/h5NUxrjIFJ By @barinkayaoglu
What message is Turkey signaling to China over Uyghurs' espionage arrests? @barinkayaoglu writes https://t.co/ysE0EbOmC9
The detentions are “important to address security concerns of roughly 70,000 East Turkestan people residing in Turkey,” a Uyghur activist says #Turkey detains 6 people suspected of spying on #Uyghurs for #China https://t.co/cKS4PoTAxQ
The Chinese government uses forced labor "to control Uyghurs, break apart families and assimilate them into Chinese society." And Beijing shows every intention of continuing this criminal treatment of Uyghur Muslims. https://t.co/OJYeBjfZRg
#Turkey detains 6 people suspected of spying on #Uyghurs for #China Tuesday’s arrests come amid an “intense uptick” in Chinese espionage activities against Uyghur targets in Turkey, the Turkey-based Uyghur activist Abduresid Eminhaci said https://t.co/FQYVfDPf1a
Turkey arrests Chinese nationals suspected of surveilling Uyghurs https://t.co/0OUesk6gOT
#Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained six people suspected of #spying on behalf of the Chinese intelligence in a rare public move against #China https://t.co/NwOLZsIsbV By @ezgi_akin