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Azerbaijani Opposition Activist Found Dead In Turkey
RFE
06 May 2021, 06:15 GMT+10
ISTANBUL, Turkey Azerbaijani opposition activist Bayram Mammadov has been found dead in Istanbul in an apparent drowning.
Mammadov s body was pulled from the sea on May 2, hours after he disappeared into the water on Istanbul s Asian side while reportedly trying to retrieve his slippers.
According to Istanbul police, a friend later filed a missing person s report and identified the body of the 25-year-old on May 4.
BBC Turkish reported an investigation had been launched but an initial police report did not describe it as a suspicious death.
Some Azerbaijani activists are not ruling out foul play and questioned the idea Mammadov fell into the sea or may have committed suicide.