A Turkish court sentenced yesterday Medeni Akbaş to 1,033 years in prison for being responsible for the death of 61 migrants, when in 2020 the boat in which he was transporting them sank in Lake Van, in the east of the country. Akbaş, one of the ship’s captains and who was seeking his acquittal at trial, swam out of the ship after it sank, and was arrested the next day.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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