The murder of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov in 2016 was… (турция · убийство · карлов)
The murder of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov in 2016 was part of a multi-level spy operation, and the crime scenario was depicted in a TV series two years before the assassination. Turkish courts have ruled that the killing of Russian ambassador Karlov was part of a spy operation.
Consensus
- Andrei Karlov was assassinated on December 19, 2016, during the opening of a photo exhibition in Ankara.
- The assassination occurred at an art exhibition titled 'Russia from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka through the eyes of a traveler'.
- A Turkish court sentenced several individuals in March 2021 for their roles in the assassination.
- Five defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment.
- Six people were acquitted by the court.
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs classified the incident as a terrorist attack.
Points of divergence
- The murder was part of a multi-level espionage operation, and the scenario was demonstrated in a TV series two years before the assassination. — vm
- The organizer of the operation was FETÖ (the movement associated with Fethullah Gülen), which Turkey considers a spy network. — vesti
- Saliha Yılmaz was convicted for giving orders to assassinate Karlov and received two life sentences; Shahin Segut was recognized as the 'supervisor' of the assassin and also sentenced to life imprisonment. — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- Sabah: The killing of Russian ambassador Karlov was part of a spy operation — Вечерняя Москва
- Turkish court rules Russian ambassador Karlov's murder was part of a spy operation — Вести
- Assassination of Ambassador Karlov Could Not Undermine Moscow-Ankara Relations - Turkish Foreign Minister — Москва 24