Turkey: Arrest of ‘Greek spy’ broadcast by Turkish media – ‘Suspicious games’ says Athens
The Turkish media speak of the arrest of a “Greek spy”, citing the Turkish secret services (MIT). According to what has become known, the man’s name is Mohamed Amar Ambara and he is a Greek citizen.
Athens, for its part, denies that this was related to the Greek services.
Naturally, the case is being closely monitored by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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– ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) June 25, 2022
What the Turkish media reports
According to Turkish media reports, Mohammed Amar Ambara, who acted like a businessman on his travels to Turkey, was spying for the National Intelligence Service.
The Turkish media also claim that following the orders of the Greek Intelligence Service (EYP), it gathered information about the Turkish forces at the border and the transfer to the Greek services, while Syrian investigators in Turkey, as well as companies established in Greece.
The Turkish media also emphasize that he was spying not only for Greece but also for companies in Turkey that support Fethullah Gulen.
Who is the arrested person?
According to diplomatic sources, regarding the Greek citizen Mohamed Amar Ambara, it is pointed out that his extradition was declared to the Greek Embassy in Ankara a few weeks ago. Since then, the Greek Embassy has repeatedly and urgently raised the issue with the Turkish authorities, which, however, never gave an answer.
The climate is “energized”
Naturally, this news, once again, has caused upset on the Greek side. On the one hand, Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to be thinking of raising the issue of the militarization of the Greek islands in NATO, while on the other hand, internal violations continue, as well as inflammatory statements by Turkish government officials.
However, the Deputy Minister of Education, Angelos Syrigos, appeared reassuring regarding Greek-Turkish. “Turkey does not want a military incident,” he said, analyzing the latter.
The internationalist and Undersecretary of Education stressed that the attacks on a Greek island are not the first, but the last priority of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he knows that there will be a military response.
“He knows there will be a military response and the results will be bloody and disastrous for both sides. He does not want such a thing. He wants easy victories of impressions “, Angelos Syrigos emphasized characteristically.
In this context, Mr. Syrigos, speaking to SKAI, stated that the goal of the Turkish president is to have Greece make a first military move, while he estimated that he can “play” with the Turkish drilling rig, in order to pass an image that wins in points.
Big mistake by Mevlut Tsavousoglou
According to the professor, the big mistake of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Tsavousoglou, was that he published a map that points out as a problem, large Greek islands, such as Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Ikaria, the Dodecanese, Samothrace. , Lemnos.
In the decision of the Summit, he stressed that the EU is a privileged field for Greece and this was seen in the decision condemning Turkey. However, he focused on the issue of arms sales to Turkey by European countries, namely Germany, Italy and Spain, an issue on which, as he said, there is pressure behind the scenes.
Regarding the United Kingdom and the scenarios for the sale of used Eurofighters in Ankara, Mr. Syrigos stated that he has always followed such an attitude and now much more, as he is not subject to EU restrictions.
There will be NATO intervention
Regarding NATO, he explained that it is a completely different organization from the EU, with limited possibilities for intervention, as well as for a decision for unanimity.
At the same time, in NATO, “Turkey perceives the value as superior to the value of Greece in geopolitical level, especially after the entry of Russia into Ukraine”, Mr. Syrigos noted.
He explained that whether or not Turkey raises the issue of militarization of the islands in NATO, these demands are official Turkish policy, relevant letters have been submitted to the UN and it is “a river that does not turn back – this is Turkey’s direction, if. he does not say it now, he will say it next time “.
He also stressed that, for all these reasons, Greece spends huge sums on its defense, “precisely so that we have no need in terms of our defense. “It has made alliances, but we also rely on international law,” said Angelos Syrigos.