28.01.2026 14:33
With the joint and meticulous efforts of the MIT and security forces, a cell that operated on behalf of Iranian intelligence and made plans ranging from reconnaissance of Incirlik Air Base to establishing an assassination team was dismantled.
MIT and the Security Forces took action to dismantle a spy cell working for Iranian intelligence as a result of long efforts. With the joint and meticulous work of MIT and the Security Forces, a cell that operated on behalf of Iranian intelligence and made plans ranging from reconnaissance of Incirlik Air Base to establishing an assassination team was dismantled.
OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN 5 PROVINCES
According to a report in Sabah; in operations conducted in 5 provinces centered in Istanbul, defense industry company owners Erhan Ergelen and Taner Özcan, textile businessman Cemal Beyaz, Remzi Beyaz, Alican Koç, and Iranian Ashkan Jalali were detained. The investigation revealed that the cell operated under the direction of Iranian intelligence officers Najaf Rostami (code name "Haji") and Mahdi Yekeh Dehghan (code name "Doctor").
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF INCIRLIK BASE REQUESTED
It was determined that Rostami tasked Alican Koç, who lives in Van, with finding people to take photos and videos at the Incirlik Air Base in Adana.