PREMIUM --

Mehmet Ali Agca, Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II, is seen during his trial in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 08, 2000 (archive photo), after Italy extradited him to Turkey to serve a 10-year prison term for killing prominent Turkish editor Abdi Ipekci. Agca is expected to be released from his Istanbul prison as early as Monday after completing his sentence, Anatolia news agency reported Sunday January 8, 2006. Photo by Oktay Cilesiz/AA/ABACAPRESS.COM.