Özdemir Sabancı
Court hands down aggravated life sentence over killing of businessman Özdemir Sabancı
An Istanbul court on May 17 sentenced İsmail Akkol, one of the prime suspects in the 1996 assassination of Sabancı Holding board member Özdemir Sabancı, to an aggravated life sentence in one of the country's most notorious assassinations, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Prosecution demands aggravated life sentence for Sabancı assassination suspect
A prosecutor has demanded an aggravated life sentence for İsmail Akkol, one of the prime suspects in the 1996 assassination of Özdemir Sabancı who was arrested 20 years after the Sabancı Holding board member's killing.
Akkol stands accused of "attempting to change the constitutional order by force of arms."
Sabancı murder suspect pleads not guilty in first plea after 20 years
One of the suspects in the 1996 assassination of Özdemir Sabancı, which remains one of the country's most notorious assassinations, pleaded not guilty in his first plea some 20 years after on Sept. 26, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.