Turkish intelligence has stepped up surveillance of US and British citizens visiting the country. It is said that some of the citizens of these countries may be acting as spies and clients in order to destabilize the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

There were 9 people in the group and 8 of them were exposed in 2023. They are accused of obtaining secret government information, as well as political-military espionage. The head of the network is Ahmed Ersin Tumlujali, the owner of the insurance company, who during the investigation stated that he receives up to 300,000 euros for "espionage activities".