Bee's note: Probably for the best, since reports of Fidan turning in names of informants to Iran surfaced within the last few weeks. Whatever "agreements" Turkey had with Israel in the past, it is obvious that no such agreements are trustworthy today.
The US media normally does not report news that may "upset" the Washington administration and so, The Washington Post's report is quite unusual, as it actually disclosed Turkey's betrayal of intelligence information.
Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, which is affiliated with Ankara's governing AKP party, claims that Turkish intelligence chief Hakan Fidan will soon recommend annulling agreements allowing Mossad agents to operate freely on Turkish soil.
Dan Lavie and News Agencies
Turkey's intelligence chief Hakan Fidan is poised to convince Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revoke a series of agreements with Israel that allow the Mossad to operate freely on Turkish soil, Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, which is affiliated with Ankara's governing AKP party, reported Tuesday.
Turkey's intelligence chief Hakan Fidan is poised to convince Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to revoke a series of agreements with Israel that allow the Mossad to operate freely on Turkish soil, Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, which is affiliated with Ankara's governing AKP party, reported Tuesday.
According to the report, the looming cancellation is the reason for the recent series of anti-Turkey reports in the American media, the most recent one by The Washington Post, suggesting that Turkey had exposed an Israeli spy ring in Iran.
Turkish media claims that the reports are meant to discredit Fidan. (Yeah, right!)
Senior Turkish columnist Abdulkadir Selvi said in the report that the agreements between Israel and Turkey were "signed at a time when Turkey's democratically elected government did not have full control over the country's territory." He added that Fidan was seeking to revoke the agreements over the changes in circumstances.
The Jerusalem Post, quoting Turkish media, said that several months ago, Mossad chief Tamir Pardo had visited Ankara and met with Fidan to discuss various regional issues, including the civil war raging in Syria and the Iran's nuclear threat. The report hedged that the two might have also discussed the future of Israeli-Turkish intelligence cooperation in general, and the agreements with the Mossad in particular.
