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Foreign Ministry representatives meet with detainees in Turkey: "Make sure they receive proper conditions"

During the visits, two clothes and other equipment were transferred to the two.

This is the first time state representatives have met the two, who were arrested last week.

Foreign Minister Lapid updated the family members on the details of the meetings

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Tuesday, 16 November, 2021, 17:51 Updated: 18:07

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In the video: A video of the Oknin couple before their arrest in Turkey (photos by surfers)

The Foreign Ministry announced this evening (Tuesday) that representatives of the State of Israel's consuls visited the Oknin couple detained in Turkey on suspicion of espionage after it was alleged that they had photographed President Erdogan's residence. According to the announcement, the visits were long, during which two clothes and other equipment were transferred to the two. This is the first time state representatives have met the two, who were arrested last week.

The couple Oknin held in prison caress located about 20 km from the center of Istanbul, a huge prison complex on the Asian side of Turkey. They are held in two different wings of the compound.

Consul in Istanbul Ronen Levy is visited Natalie Oknin, and the Consul General visited the Audi encapsulants Her partner is a rebel. The two diplomats also met with the prison administrations and sought to "ensure that the couple receive proper and proper conditions."

The couple were arrested last week after photographing Erdogan's residence.

The court decided to extend their detention by 20 days, according to reports on suspicion of "political or military espionage".

Bennett, Lapid and President Yitzhak Herzog made it clear that the couple has no connection to any state agency.

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Natalie and the Oknin rebels (Photo: Egged)

Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soilo said earlier that the two Israelis "focused on Erdogan's residence and marked it" in their photos.

This is the first reference by a Turkish official to the arrest of the Oknin couple.

According to Soilo, the prosecutor's office estimates that they committed a crime of military and political espionage, but the court will make the decision on the matter in the future.

Yesterday, the couple's Israeli lawyer, Nir Jaslovitch, visited the Oknin rebels in prison, and is later expected to meet with his wife Natalie.

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