Alleged Turkish crime boss killed in Spanish hospital shooting

· Investigations · Spain · Turkey

Mekin Büyükdeniz, described as an alleged Turkish crime boss, was fatally shot inside his hospital room in Spain by a hitman who infiltrated the ward in a highly coordinated early-morning attack, OCCRP reported. Büyükdeniz was recovering from a recent assassination attempt at the time of his death. The killing points to the reach of organized-crime networks that can operate across borders and penetrate protected settings such as medical facilities.

Why it matters：A targeted killing inside a hospital shows how cross-border crime networks can reach protected targets, a concern for investigators and security services tracking organized crime in Europe.

Key points

  • The victim was recovering from an earlier assassination attempt.
  • The shooting happened in an early-morning, highly coordinated attack on his hospital ward.

Sources (original reporting)

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