Nearly diplomatic incident for an Israeli couple who "dare" to photograph Erdogan's house
Handcuffed to an Israeli couple who were accused of espionage for photographing the house of the Turkish president. "Thriller" until they are released.
Its principles Turkish released an Israeli couple they arrested and charged with espionage for allegedly photographing the residence of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a trip to Istanbul, the Israeli prime minister and foreign minister announced today.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating "Similar, baseless allegations concerning Israeli Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki have been made more than once. The government has sent a high-ranking official to Turkey to help secure the couple's release.
"After joint efforts with Turkey, Mordy and Natalie Oknin have been released and are returning home to Israel," Bennett and Israeli Foreign Minister Naftali Bennett said in a joint statement.
"We thank the President of Turkey and his government for their cooperation and we look forward to welcoming the couple home," they added.
A Turkish court has ordered the couple's pre-trial detention on November 12, accusing them of espionage for taking pictures of Mr Erdogan's residence from the λιamlitze Tower, a telecommunications facility where observatories are located, according to the Turkish state news agency.
According to the agency, an official called the police when he saw the couple photographing the residence of the head of state from a restaurant operating in Tsamlitze.
According to the agency, a Turkish national was also arrested, who was with the couple; he was charged with politics and military espionage. It is not clear whether he was to be released or not.
