Espionage trial uncovers MIT surveillance of foreign diplomats in Turkey - Nordic Monitor

Espionage trial uncovers MIT surveillance of foreign diplomats in Turkey - Nordic Monitor

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The recent conviction of a former special operations officer on espionage charges in Turkey underscores Turkish intelligence agency MIT’s (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı) assertive campaign to surveil and monitor the activities of foreign diplomats in the country, offering a rare glimpse into the agency’s operational capabilities. The evidence submitted to the court by MIT included both video footage and still photographs …