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After those scandals, Turkish intelligence changed the company name to "Mafy Bashkent" In 2019, he registered as a specialist in tourism and trade, as a kind of camouflage and to hide his real activities.
According to the registration papers, the company is owned by an institution "MIPVAC", Which was established by the government to support the work of Turkish intelligence.
According to the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of Turkey, which is part of the Ministry of Transport, "Mafy Bashkent" He holds a license to operate flights, and notes that a company phone number has not been included in his registration records.
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The website stated that the Ankara-based airline “Mavi Bashkent” operates two “Bombardier Challenger” aircraft, in addition to the “Sikorsky” helicopter.
According to the Nordic Monitor report, the planes were used in hijackings and deliveries carried out by Turkish intelligence against opponents and critics of the Turkish president.
The Challenger plane problem was revealed in Mongolia in 2018, after Turkish intelligence services failed to kidnap a person belonging to the Gulen group, which follows Fethullah Gulen, whom Erdogan accuses of being behind the failed coup in 2016.
As for the second “Challenger” plane, it was used in March 2018 in the kidnapping of six Turks from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, and that incident sparked a wave of outrage in the country’s political circles.
In the aftermath of these scandals, the Turkish intelligence service changed the company name to “Mavi Bashkent” in 2019, and registered as a specialist in tourism and trade, as a kind of camouflage and to hide its actual activities.
According to the registration documents, the company is owned by the “MEPVAC” foundation, which was established by the government to support the work of Turkish intelligence.
According to Turkey’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which is part of the Ministry of Transport, “Mavi Bashkent” has a license to operate flights, noting that a company phone number has not been included in its registration records.
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