An Irishman has been
questioned in a £10 million
‘fake villa scam’ which is
believed to have duped
dozens of British and Irish
families in Didim and Bodrum.
Kevin O’Kane was taken in by
police in Didim and taken to
Bodrum yesterday for
questioning about falsely
marketing 41 villas at Golden
Beach Villas, at Imbat Bay, in
Altinkum. Police in
Bodrum are investigating
claims that as many as up to
80 families may have been
swindled based on promises of
luxury villas in Bodrum and
Altinkum which O’Kane and his
business partner Kubilay
Atmaca were not entitled to
sell.
O’Kane has been released on
police bail while the inquiry
continues. He has had his
passport confiscated. When he
appeared before a court in
Bodrum yesterday as part of
the criminal investigation,
O’Kane said; “I have been
advertising the villas in
Altinkum and Bodrum at
international real estate and
tourist fairs. “I also
purchased a villa and have not
received the deed yet. I too
have been treated unjustly and
have no idea about sales
involving fake deeds.” His
passport has been confiscated
while enquiries continue.
Victims, including Tom Barry
from Brother Ireland have
spoken of handing over £75,000
each for the three-bed luxury
villas. In one case. three
members of one family paid a
total of £225,000 for the
three villas only to find
later that they did not
actually own them. At
least eight Irish citizens
applied to police headquarters
and the prosecutor's office,
and the Northern Ireland
Police have launched an
investigation after receiving
80 complaints on this issue.
Özlem Arslanparçası, the
lawyer representing eight
Irish citizens who purchased
villas in Golden Beach Holiday
Resort said the number of the
defrauded people is increasing
each day.
Police are still searching
for 38-year-old Atmaca, a
taxi driver two years ago
but now in the construction
business, and his
40-year-old wife Hande
Bakkal.
They are also accused of
selling villas with fake
deeds, but have managed to
evade police capture.
This article comes from
Voices Newspaper Altinkum
Didim Turkey
http://www.voicesnewspaper.com
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