The court in the southern city of Crotone found Gun Ufuk guilty of crimes including causing a shipwreck and aiding illegal immigration.
I had to flee Turkey for political reasons, he told the court, explaining how he had been jailed for criticising President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Italy arrested about 250 boat drivers in 2023, with the majority being Egyptian nationals piloting vessels carrying migrants from Libya or Tunisia.
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