▁the ▁next ▁morning ▁without ▁reporting ▁the ▁incident ▁to ▁Turkish ▁authorities . ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁a ▁French ▁officer ▁told ▁him ▁in ▁Be ir ut ▁that ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁s unk ▁by ▁the ▁French , ▁and ▁this ▁information ▁was ▁also ▁recorded ▁by ▁military ▁intelligence . ▁After ▁reports ▁about ▁Mediter rane an ▁marine ▁activities ▁pou red ▁in , ▁it ▁became ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁anonymous ▁sub marine ▁belonged ▁to ▁V ich y ▁France . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁forces ▁of ▁Free ▁France ▁and ▁V ich y ▁France ▁were ▁fighting ▁over ▁Sy ria ; ▁one ▁of ▁V ich y ▁France ' s ▁sub mar ines ▁mist ook ▁Ref ah ▁for ▁a ▁vessel ▁of ▁Free ▁France . ▁Later ▁on , ▁although ▁not ▁officially ▁announced , ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁French ▁government ▁handed ▁over ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁sub mar ines ▁to ▁Turkey , ▁as ▁a ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁However , ▁recently ▁dis closed ▁documents ▁from ▁Italian ▁and ▁German ▁arch ives ▁support ▁an ▁alternative ▁story . ▁A ▁report ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Italian ▁Navy ▁gives ▁coordinates ▁where ▁the ▁Italian ▁sub marine ▁O nd ina ▁attacked ▁vessels . ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁Ref ah ' s ▁s inking ▁matches ▁this ▁information . ▁ ▁Political ▁consequences ▁and ▁compens ation ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁dis aster ▁became ▁generally ▁known , ▁discuss ions ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish ▁parliament ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁case . ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport ▁C ev det ▁Ker im ▁ İ n ced ay ı ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁National ▁Def ence ▁S aff et