14.02.2025 11:15
Construction engineer Dağıstan Özdemir and Habibe Öztürk, who live in Austria, shared on a television program that they were defrauded of 31,960 Euros under the promise of magic. Following a tip-off, the police took action. Abdülrahim Z., known as "Gazmalı Rahman Hoca," who claimed to be a certified charlatan, was detained in Antalya Manavgat along with his wife, brother, and assistant.
Construction engineer Dağıstan Özdemir and Habibe Öztürk, who live in Vienna, the capital of Austria, claimed that a person living in Manavgat defrauded them of 31,960 euros with various promises of magic during a television program they participated in Turkey. The Manavgat Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, which accepted the broadcast as a report, initiated an investigation ex officio.
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The suspect, identified as Abdülrahim Z., who used the name 'Gazmalı Rahman Hoca' and was determined to be a primary school graduate, was arrested. Abdülrahim Z., who introduced himself on social media as a 'graduate of the Metaphysics Department of Istanbul Erciyes University, certified psychologist authorized in subconscious cleaning and all spiritual psychiatric disorders,' along with his wife B.Z., sister G.Z., and assistant H.T., was detained last Tuesday on charges of 'fraud by exploiting religious beliefs and feelings.' The suspects, whose procedures were completed at the police station, were sent to the courthouse this morning.
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On the other hand, it was also seen that Abdülrahim Z. shared a photo on his social media account where Dağıstan Özdemir and Habibe Öztürk were allegedly writing spells.