Turkish police arrest 6 for informing Chinese intelligence about Uyghurs
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish security forces have detained six suspects for allegedly passing information to Chinese intelligence about ethnic Uyghur Muslim individuals and groups in Türkiye.
Judicial sources said the operation in Istanbul was part of a ‘terrorism’ and organized crime investigation which determined that seven suspects had collected information on people and organization hailing from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Arrest warrants were issued for the suspects found by Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) to have shared the information they collected with Chinese intelligence.
While Istanbul police have detained six suspects, the search continues for the one remaining individual.
The Uyghur Muslim community of China in Xinjiang is subjected to systematic repression by the Chinese state. The Uyghurs demand an independent Uyghur state which China considers a threat to its integrity.
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