Republic of Turkey

Governorship of Istanbul

Provincial Directorate of Press and Public Relations

PRESS STATEMENT (2020-106)

In the region located in our province where the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle R&D Center is located and photo / video shooting is subject to permission, Russian nationals (I. M.) and (A.P.) and Turkish Citizen (A.Ç.K) were detained by our Provincial Police Department teams at 10:30 on Thursday, December 3, 2020.

The investigation launched against the individuals is proceeding. The detention period is extended for three days with the instruction of the office of Chief Public Prosecutor.

Respectfully announced to the public. 04.12.2020 – 9:00 pm