The encounter took place at the Apostolic Nunciature in Harbiye, Istanbul, as part of the pontiff’s official visit to Türkiye.
Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi, a student at a private Italian high school in Istanbul, was attacked in January and died after being stabbed five times by an assailant who had previously harassed him.
Two other defendants were acquitted and released—a ruling that drew public backlash and reignited scrutiny of the justice system.
