Indicted? Why? They were just trying to accomplish quickly what Erdogan is doing more slowly.
“Istanbul court OKs indictment in deadly church attack,” Hürriyet Daily News, October 5, 2024:
An Istanbul court has accepted an indictment against 43 defendants involved in a deadly attack on the Santa Maria Church in the city’s Sarıyer district.
The defendants, including the attackers, face charges that could result in prison sentences ranging from seven years and six months to 349 years and six months.
Two masked men carried out the attack on Jan. 28 during Sunday service at the church in the Sarıyer district, killing 52-year-old Tuncer Cihan. The attack was claimed by ISIL-K shortly afterwards.
The court’s decision follows an investigation by the chief public prosecutor’s office into the defendants, 31 of whom are currently under arrest. A previous indictment related to the case had been rejected by the court due to procedural deficiencies….
Kenneth Goodman says
“Bingo”you see the violent Muslims are living out the command of MOHAMMED to kill all the infidels, which means everyone who’s not a Muslim. Those of you who think the Muslims only hate Jews, you are sadly mistaken. Their Quran says to kill the infidel that’s all of us. They just want to start by wiping out Israel. Then if they could wipe out Israel, then they come for America and all other nations To try to force everyone to become a Muslim or die.
GE says
I was surprised that there are still Christians in Turkey.
More on Cihan
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/amp/news/256691/victim-of-istanbul-attack-was-a-muslim-who-often-went-to-catholic-mass
SC says
Maybe they are just the wrong sort of moslem
OLD GUY says
Or maybe the leader is afraid of losing foreign aid or the payments for having American air bases in Turkey.