52 people died when twin car bombs exploded in the town of Reyhanli near the border to Syria six years ago. The man is sentenced to a lifetime for each death and an additional one for having broken the unity of the country.

in Addition to the planning of the deed and sentenced him to a further 5.306 years and six months imprisonment for, inter alia, the attempted murder of 130 people, the contained explosive substances, and for his membership in a terrorist organization.

in order to have organized the attack, something that the representatives of its government has denied.

a Further 22 people have already been sentenced to prison for involvement in the bombing in Reyhanli, where thousands of syrian refugees have taken refuge. The deed was followed by several attacks in the region, which led to Turkey strengthened controls along the 90-mile long border into Syria.