20:39, 23 October 2025

A court in Dagestan has sent a request to Turkey regarding Abakarov's death.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan has sent a request to Turkish authorities to confirm the death of Abakar Abakarov, founder of the Telegram channel "Utro Dagestana."

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel," on October 17, it was reported that Abakar Abakarov, a native of Dagestan whom Russian investigators believe to be the organizer of the unrest at the Makhachkala airport, had been killed in Turkey. On October 18, it was reported that Abakarov's body had been returned to his family. That same day, he was buried in Istanbul.

Abakar Abakarov was placed on the wanted list in Russia in November 2023. Investigators named him as one of three organizers of the mass riots at Makhachkala airport, along with politician Ilya Ponomarev* and preacher Israil Akhmednabiyev (also known as Abu Umar Sasitlinsky). According to investigators, they published "false information" about the arrival of a flight from Tel Aviv carrying Israeli citizens, thereby orchestrating the riots. In July, the cases of all three were submitted to the Supreme Court of Dagestan for trial in absentia.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan sent a request through the Russian Ministry of Justice to Turkish authorities for confirmation of the death of Abakar Abakarov, a defendant in the case of mass riots at the Makhachkala airport and founder of the Telegram channel "Utro Dagestana," TASS reports, citing the joint press service of the courts of Dagestan.

Turkey will examine the request received from Russia regarding the death of Abakar Abakarov, but details of the investigative actions will not be disclosed, RIA Novosti reports, citing its source in Ankara.

"If the request has been received, the Turkish side will examine it. However, details of the investigation and coordination will not be disclosed to the media," the agency's source responded. A request for comment on the situation surrounding Abakarov's death in Turkey.

Mass riots at Makhachkala Airport occurred on October 29, 2023, following a report of the arrival of a plane carrying passengers from Israel. More than 20 people were injured in the riots, including nine police officers. 1,200 people were brought to administrative responsibility. The events at Uytash Airport and the ongoing investigation are described in the "Caucasian Knot" report "The Case of the Pogrom at Makhachkala Airport." The "Caucasian Knot" also prepared the reports "Anti-Semitic Actions in the North Caucasus: How It Happened" and "A Wave of Anti-Semitic Actions in the North Caucasus".

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