He thought the 250,000 TL that arrived in his account was a birthday surprise, but the reality turned out to be completely different.

He thought the 250,000 TL that arrived in his account was a birthday surprise, but the reality turned out to be completely different.

22.10.2025 11:00

In Elazığ, a citizen initially thought that the 250,000 TL deposited into his account on his birthday was a birthday surprise from the bank. However, after it was revealed that the money had been deposited by mistake, the citizen returned it to its rightful owner.

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Vedat Şen (38), who lives in Elazığ and is a staff member of the 82nd Branch of the 8th Regional Directorate of Highways, was called by the bank while he was working and was told that money had been mistakenly deposited into his account. Upon checking his account, Şen saw that 250,000 lira had been deposited.



RETURNED THE MISTAKENLY DEPOSITED MONEY TO ITS OWNER



After the bank requested the money to be returned, Şen asked the person who sent the money to call him for confirmation. Comparing the identity information of the person with the receipt, Şen returned the money to its owner. Demonstrating exemplary behavior, Şen stated that the understanding of honesty and ethics he learned from his family and institution guided him.



He thought the 250,000 TL that came to his account was a birthday surprise, the reality was completely different


"MONEY EARNED UNFAIRLY IN ELAZIĞ IS NOT ACCEPTED"



Vedat Şen, who stated that he realized the money that came to his account after a call from someone at the bank, said, "At 08:48 in the morning, money had been deposited into my account. I had not received any notification. It was a large sum like 250,000 TL. They called me around 09:55 and said they had sent the money by mistake. I asked for the owner's number to confirm. He called me. I checked his ID, information, and the receipt that came. After that, I returned the 250,000 lira to its owner. In our culture, in Elazığ, money earned unfairly is not accepted. We learned this from our family, from our mother, father, uncle, and even in the institution we work at. This is how our Elazığ culture is," he said.



He thought the 250,000 TL that came to his account was a birthday surprise, the reality was completely different


THOUGHT IT WAS A SURPRISE FROM THE BANK AT FIRST



Şen expressed that he thought the bank had made a surprise for him on his birthday, saying, "When I saw this incident, I was surprised. Today was my birthday too. I thought the bank had opened an additional account. Then I realized it wasn't an additional account. After I returned the money, the bank's surprise was also gone. I spoke with the person. He was somewhat of a victim and was in a tearful situation. When he asked where I was from, I told him I was from Elazığ. He also stated that he had never been harmed by people from Elazığ. He even took my address and said he would send me pastirma (cured beef). If he were a malicious person, he wouldn't give even five lira. I mean, if five lira were lost, he could have said he wasn't sending it. Whether it's the bank or the individual, in our culture, you have to return the money you find; you have to give it back. Because it's not haram (forbidden), you need to eat halal (permissible) earnings," he said.



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