12:38, 19 March 2026

Russia has again requested confirmation from Turkey of Abakar Abakarov's death.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan has sent a second request to Turkish authorities asking for confirmation of the death of Abakar Abakarov, who is being investigated for organizing mass riots at Makhachkala Airport.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on October 17, 2025, it was reported that Abakar Abakarov, a native of Dagestan whom Russian investigators believe to be the organizer of the riots at Makhachkala Airport, had been killed in Turkey. On October 18, it was reported that Abakarov's body had been returned to his family. He was buried in Istanbul that same day. The Supreme Court of Dagestan sent a request to Turkish authorities to confirm the death of Abakar Abakarov, founder of the Telegram channel "Utro Dagestana."

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). Investigators believe they published "false information" about the arrival of a flight from Tel Aviv carrying Israeli citizens, thereby causing the riots. In July 2025, the cases of all three were submitted to the Supreme Court of Dagestan for trial in absentia. Participants in the October 2023 mass riots accused Makhachkala airport staff of "hiding" passengers from Israel; workers were forced to barricade themselves indoors, witnesses said.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan has again requested confirmation from Turkish authorities of the death of Abakar Abakarov, one of the defendants in the case of organizing mass riots at Makhachkala airport, TASS reported today, citing the united press service of the courts of Dagestan.

"The Supreme Court of Dagestan has again sent a request to Turkish authorities to obtain official confirmation of the death of Abakar Abakarov, a defendant in the case," the agency's source said.

Mass riots at Makhachkala airport occurred on October 29, 2023, due to Reports of the arrival of a plane carrying passengers from Israel. More than 20 people were injured in the unrest, including nine police officers. 1,200 people were held administratively liable. What happened 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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