27.04.2025 13:43
Six women living in Bursa claimed that they were defrauded by Uğur T., who introduced himself as an interior designer and real estate agent, through social media with promises of marriage. The women, aged between 33 and 50, stated that they were defrauded of a total of 12 million lira. Uğur T. denied the allegations, claiming that the women lent him money of their own free will and that he did not defraud anyone.
Uğur T., a father of two who lives in the Yıldırım district and divorced his wife five years ago, allegedly met and established romantic relationships with six women, including beauty expert B. Ç. (33), finance expert Ş. C. S. (43), educator A. T. (50), and accountant G. T. (33), by introducing himself as an interior designer and real estate agent between 2021 and 2024, and messaging them through social media accounts. Allegedly, Uğur T., who maintained relationships with all the women simultaneously, began to ask for loans from the women he gained the trust of over time, claiming that his business was struggling during the pandemic and that his bank accounts were blocked. After receiving approximately 12 million lira from the six women in pieces and at different times, Uğur T. ended his relationships after paying a small amount of money in cash. He referred to the women he was involved with as 'my spiritual sister', 'my friend', and 'my closest friend' to each other. The victims reported Uğur T., who did not repay the loans and did not answer their calls, and reached out to each other via social media to connect.
"I TOOK OUT LOANS 8 TIMES IN 2.5 YEARS" Beauty expert B. Ç., who stated that she gave 200,000 lira to Uğur T., with whom she was in a relationship for 2.5 years and was preparing for marriage, described her experiences with the following words: "In our last conversation, I caught a name on the phone, and he told me that he had no romantic relationship with this lady, that she was his spiritual sister. However, after a few months, I contacted that lady again through Instagram. I learned that she was also involved in a financial relationship and a romantic relationship with him. She also mentioned that she had a blocked account and needed money for that. When we met face to face, we concluded that the whole situation was a scam. After that, other ladies joined in. We are actually in complete cooperation here so that other women do not experience the same victimization. Initially, he asked for a very small amount of money, but later he said he had debts to a loan shark. He said, 'I need this money to send to my children.' During the time I was in a relationship with him, I took out loans a total of 8 times. While we were together, he paid my loans, albeit late. However, as soon as we completely ended the relationship, the source of money was cut off. I was scammed for about 200,000 lira. Besides that, there is also money I gave him in cash."
"HE CHOOSES HIS VICTIMS AMONG THE WOMEN HE TARGETS" B. Ç., who stated that she was also subjected to verbal and physical violence during the relationship, said, "We filed a lawsuit because he harassed me verbally. He also stalked me. He caught me outside. He also assaulted me. After this complaint, I obtained a restraining order against him. A restraining order was issued for 1 month. This person spends all day in a place, targeting someone there, and then selects his victim from among the women he follows in that place," she said.
WHEN HE COULDN'T GET BACK 1 MILLION 250 THOUSAND LIRA, HE REACHED OUT TO OTHER WOMEN Finance expert Ş. C. S., who was defrauded of 1 million 200 thousand lira by Uğur T. and divorced her husband 4 years ago, said the following: "I saw pictures of his daughters on his Instagram profile. Because he is also divorced and has 2 children. When I saw his daughters' profile and realized he was a father, I started to trust him because I have children too. He often talked to me with his daughters. That also gave me some trust. In the following processes, he asked me for money for the girls. At times, he mentioned that he had debts to a close friend, that he owed money to one of the women I reached out to. Besides that, he mentioned that he had money blocked. He asked for money for that. This debt-collection relationship started about 1-2 months later. I initially started lending him small amounts of money. We met in January 2024. At first, he would take, for example, 200,000, and give me 50,000. Excluding what I gave him, he returned me about 210,000 lira. He actually sent it. At first, of course, I trusted him for this reason. I lent him about 1 million 250 thousand lira. After giving a certain amount, I got stuck. Because these were all through loans or credit cards or cash lending. I had no savings of my own, but he promised me he would pay these back. He said the block on his account would be lifted or, at worst, he would sell his car. However, I realized that all of this was actually a fabrication. In the following process, I filed a lawsuit. However, while filing the lawsuit, I reached out to B. Ç., whom I knew was his girlfriend before. Later, he asked me for money for G. T. I reached out to G. T. I contacted all of them through social media. I learned that he had defrauded G. T. of a very large amount as well. We entered the lawsuit process together as witnesses. B. Ç. also testified for us. In fact, he maintained relationships with all of us at the same time. I mean, all the women are present at the same time, but no one actually knows about each other. Because he tells the same lies to everyone. I filed my lawsuit on the grounds of 'qualified fraud.' He was released on judicial control conditions. I am currently in a situation of enforcement in all banks, and my salary has been cut. Since I do not have a house or a car, my enforcement files are only progressing through salary deductions. I am experiencing significant financial difficulties."
DEFRAUDED WITH A FAKE MESSAGE FOR 1 MILLION 200 THOUSAND TL According to allegations, one of the suspect's victims is an educator named A. T. A. T., who stated that they met and started dating through a dating app in August 2024, said that Uğur T. showed her messages that he claimed were from the Central Bank and MASAK, asking for loans, stating, "He asked for 3,000, 5,000, 10,000, but he returned them. He returned them for a month. Then he asked me to take out a loan. He showed me the messages he claimed were from the bank."
I had some money. I gave some of it. There is also 1 million 200 thousand that I sent. It all happened within a 2-month period. I called the Central Bank and asked, 'I received such messages, is there any truth to this?' They said, 'We do not send messages to citizens. We have no business with citizens.' I told them, 'But mine is from MASAK, did you ask about that?' In a very secure manner. After that, I started to feel uneasy. When my friends warned me, one of my friends had said, 'He could have written those messages himself.' After that, my meetings became less frequent. I started asking for money. He began to ignore my calls and not respond to my messages. Eventually, when I lost hope, I started looking for a lawyer. I had already filed my own case. It was for qualified fraud, due to the messages he sent. It is still at the prosecution stage. I gave my statement, and the other party was being contacted for their statement. Right now, there is no sign of them," he said.
"IT ALL STARTED WITH THE 200 LIRA I GAVE FOR MY CHILD" The one who was defrauded for the highest amount is an accountant named G. T. He stated that the process of being defrauded began with the 200 lira he gave in 2021 to take his daughter out. G. T. also mentioned that he was defrauded through fake messages, saying, "Everything started with that 200 lira. Spend time with your child, we are talking about a small child, 3-5 years old. Take them out, entertain them. In 2021, that 200 lira was a nice amount. It started from there, then he had me withdraw cash from my credit card. He paid it back. He had me withdraw, paid it back. He got into flexible accounts, paid it back. It continued like this for a while. He took, he gave back, he took, he gave back. Eventually, he stopped giving back. He had fake messages. He had a lot of messages in the name of public institutions and various private banks. Since he realized that I no longer trusted him, he continued through lawyers. I spoke with many lawyers. Emails were sent, and I have all the email samples in my complaint file. He took money from me using these methods. He always said, 'There is a block on my account, I will remove it. If not, I will sell my car. I will pay you what I owe.' He sold the car and supposedly deposited the money into his account. He sent a screenshot, saying, 'That also got blocked.' He lied about that too. He claimed he had a 3 million lira house in Özlüce in 2021-2022 and said he wanted to sell it. Then he said his wife seized it, that he filed a lawsuit, and that he was seeking financial compensation from there. All of that was a lie; there was no such thing. The person in front of us is a middle school graduate, but he presents himself as an architect. He is progressing very well. He continues to deceive people."
LOANED 8.5 MILLION LIRA IN 3 YEARS G. T. stated that he realized he was being defrauded but continued to lend money to recover the amounts he had given, saying, "Maybe I can get it back, I continued to lend 3-5 more times. Even if it was very little, I continued with the hope that I might get it back. Approximately 8.5 million. There must be some pluses and minuses. I don't know the exact amount. There are loans, my own savings. There are flexible accounts and so on. I haven't seen my salary for 4 years. I left my job, my severance pay was deposited into my account, and he took it from me. He was applying mobbing, psychological violence. When I didn't give, he sent fake messages, saying, 'If I don't pay this debt, I will go to jail. You don't care about me.' It lasted from 2021 until November 2024. I filed a lawsuit, and I have a complaint. It is currently progressing at the police station. Investigations are being conducted. I filed a complaint against him on November 6. Since then, I have been asking for money. In the end, he blocked me. I can't reach him. I am finishing my debts to the bank. I will start with my personal debts. I am not spending on myself; I am paying off debts with my monthly salary," he said.
LOST THE MONEY HE BORROWED IN CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE Uğur T., who was detained on charges of 'qualified fraud' and released under judicial control and a travel ban by the Bursa 3rd Criminal Court of Peace, denied the allegations during his interrogation, stating that he did not defraud anyone and that he borrowed money. Uğur T. stated in his testimony, "When I became unemployed due to the pandemic, I couldn't pay my debts and entered the cryptocurrency exchange to get rid of my debts. When the money I had ran out, I was left with nothing and separated from my wife. I borrowed money to multiply it and regain my old life. Ş. C. S. is one of those people. Besides the money I borrowed through the bank, I also received over 1 million TL in cash. He had lent me money. I had paid back the small amounts. It is true that I took the money with the hope of being able to pay it back, but when I delayed giving him money and things got complicated, he asked me for the money. I said I could pay in installments, but he did not accept. I did not defraud anyone as he claims, nor did I promise marriage," he said.
"THEY LENT ME MONEY OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL, THEY SHOULD HAVE NOT" Uğur T., who was also reached by phone by DHA reporters, denied the fraud allegations, saying, "They knew my situation was bad when I established a friendship with them. They lent me money of their own accord. I did not defraud anyone. They agreed to lend me money of their own free will. If they hadn't, I wouldn't have taken it. I did not forcibly take money from anyone, nor did I deny my debt. It is true that I owe money to 3 women. I offered to pay in installments, but they did not accept. Just as I took it in parts, I will pay it back in parts," he said. Uğur T. also claimed that he was threatened with death due to a sale as a real estate agent, saying, "Because there is a person threatening me with death, I cannot get a job with social security. I cannot get a job because I don't want my address to be known."