Police are investigating the death of a senior Russian diplomat found dead in a hotel in Turkey, while experts are checking CCTV footage and fingerprints.
The new investigation follows a string of suspicious deaths involving officials and businessmen from Putin's Russia.
The death of 61-year-old Russian diplomat Nikolai Kobrynets is under investigation.
Nikolai Kobrynets reportedly died of a heart attack after checking into a hotel in Istanbul's Taksim district. Kobrynets was found dead in his hotel bed after colleagues expressed concern when he failed to show up for a morning meeting.
According to journalists, Kobrynets arrived in Istanbul to participate in a meeting of ambassadors. Around 2 p.m. on Thursday, the 61-year-old diplomat went to his hotel room and never left.
Police are investigating and his body was taken to the morgue of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bahceliyevler Yenibosna.
PopeHonkersXII on October 14th, 2023 at 13:11 UTC »
"Stop assassinating people here!"
-Turkey
Hinermad on October 14th, 2023 at 11:36 UTC »
One of those hotels where the windows don't open, I guess.
posipanrh on October 14th, 2023 at 11:31 UTC »
‘Heart attack’