Baku-APA. Manager of Turkish arms producer MKE's Kırıkkale factory arrested for 'exploiting state secrets', APA reports.
The manager of Turkey's major arms producer MKE's Kırıkkale factory, Mustafa Tanrıverdi, was detained on Thursday by security forces on charges of 'espionage'.
Tanrıverdi was arrested later on the same day for "exploiting state secrets" and "disloyalty to the state."
Tanrıverdi confessed to having plotted to sell Turkey's first national infantry rifle project that would start mass production this year.
The Turkish defense industry has recently ramped up efforts to realize locally produced rifles.
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