In a joint operation last month, Istanbul police and Turkish intelligence arrested two individuals who had been reported missing for the past three weeks.
Security sources said the cell had been working for Israeli intelligence since 2012, running several shell companies to collect intelligence on Palestinian citizens and targets, attempting to export drone parts, and planning to establish front companies to infiltrate supply chains.
During a meeting with Israeli handlers abroad in January 2026, a Turkish citizen identified as MBD, who has since been apprehended, discussed plans to establish a series of shell companies outside Turkey.
According to the plan, unnamed products sourced from countries designated by Israeli intelligence would be shipped to final destinations also determined by Israeli handlers...