23.10.2026 11:32
On University Street in Tepebaşı, Eskişehir, a person claimed to have sold 2 prayer beads to a young man believed to be a university student and asked him to send money via mobile banking. A citizen who noticed the situation pretended to know the young man and moved him away from the person. When the student said he had sent 100 TL, the person got angry, took back one of the prayer beads, and left.
A sensitive citizen who noticed the situation thwarted the pressure of a person who demanded money by selling prayer beads to a university student in Eskişehir.
SEND WHATEVER AMOUNT YOU FEEL LIKE
In the incident that occurred on Üniversite Avenue in the Eskibağlar neighborhood of Tepebaşı district, a person claimed to have sold 2 prayer beads to a young man thought to be a university student. Asking him to send money via mobile banking for payment, the person made the request, ‘Send whatever amount you feel like.’ A nearby citizen who noticed that the student was in a forced purchase and was uncomfortable with the situation approached him acting as if he already knew the young man. Saying ‘How are you, what are you doing?’ he led the young student away from the person.
WHEN TOLD 100 TL WAS SENT, HE TOOK THE PRAYER BEADS BACK
After the incident, the prayer bead seller, who continued to follow behind, gave his mobile banking address and again asked him to deposit money so he could get his money. Upon the student saying he had sent 100 TL to the account, the person became angry, took back one of the prayer beads, and left the scene.