The Turkish vice president has admitted that his country’s intelligence service took part in the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) last fall.

According to the Haberler news agency, during the discussion of the budget for the defense of Turkey, Fuat Oktay said that the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has been active in terms of Turkey's interests and in balance of power in the region in Libya, Karabakh, and Afghanistan.