AMMAN, (PIC)– A Jordanian news report revealed that the Turkish security apparatuses were able to thwart an attempt to assassinate premier Recep Erdogan, affirming that investigations uncovered the Mossad’s involvement in the operation.
Al-Majd newspaper issued in Jordan quoted an informed source in Ankara as saying that the investigations conducted with arrested Turkish and Kurdish terrorist cells, who tried to carry out the assassination operation, unveiled they were linked to the Mossad in Israel.
The Turkish source added that the appointment of Kakan Fidan as the head of the national intelligence agency (MIT) comes in the context of strengthening the role of this agency in protecting the decision-makers in Turkey after receiving confirmed information that the Mossad is looking for ways to carry out assassinations in the country through the Kurdistan workers’ party or Turkish terrorist cells having relations with this party.
He noted that the Turkish political leadership remained silent on this matter for political and security considerations.
The disclosure of such information has taken place as Israel announced that its deputy premier would leave for Ankara to meet with Erdogan’s opponents.