Athens. File photoATHENA, Jun 26Reports of the arrest of a «Greek spy» in Turkey are a new provocation by Ankara, a Greek citizen accused of espionage disappeared several weeks ago and the Turkish authorities did not respond to repeated appeals from the Greek embassy, Greek public television ERT reported, citing diplomatic sources. The day before, Turkish media reported, that the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) of Turkey arrested a Greek citizen, Mohammed Amar Ampara, who «was found to be spying in Turkey for the Greek National Intelligence Agency.» According to media reports, Ampara acted under the guise of a businessman and, during trips to Turkey, collected information about the units of the Turkish Armed Forces on the border and passed it on to Greek intelligence, and also collected data about Syrians in Turkey, and supporters of FETÖ (as Turkey calls the organization banned in the country Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen) in Greece.Turkey said that the West wants a war between Ankara and Athens»As for the Greek citizen Mohamed Amar Ampar, his disappearance was reported to the Greek Embassy in Ankara a few weeks ago. Since then, the Greek Embassy has repeatedly and urgently raised this issue with the Turkish authorities, who, however, have so far given no response when the news of his «arrest as a spy» was broadcast, diplomatic sources told ERT. «From May 23 to June 23, the Greek diplomatic authorities made eight to other Turkish authorities, who said they were unaware of the incident, but assured that they were doing everything necessary to find Ampar,» ERT reported. have children, he was reportedly detained on May 19. Ampara came to Gaziantep to buy carpets with his Greek employee, «when Strangers attacked and Ampar was arrested.» His Greek collaborator has returned to Greece, media reported.
