türkçe links to original Turkish article
(Hürriyet Newspaper, 11 January 2025)
Yet another social media horror story.
In Istanbul, Serpil F., having an interest in antiques, became a
follower of "galatadan.antika", the Instagram account of Yavuz
Borucu, a collector and seller of antiques. Serpil hanım bought
a number of these antiques and she told Borucu that she wanted
to open her own antiques shop and was collecting items for this
purpose. She added, though, that right now she didn't have such
a place to put the antiques.
In response, Borucu told Serpil hanım that he would keep the
items Serpil hanım purchased from him in his own depot for
the time being. Subsequently, Serpil hanım received a list
and photographs of the antiques she had purchased from
Borucu for 4 million TL (about $113,000). However (!),
when she had these items sent to her she received odds and
ends of metal scrap instead.
When Serpil hanım went to Borucu's workplace in the Balat
neighborhood, Borucu and his father denied receiving any
money from her for the items and chased her from their
shop. Serpil then tried to recoup her items and/or money
through court action but was threatened by Borucu, who was
then ordered by the court to stay away from Serpil hanım
for two months.
In a counterattack, Borucu's lawyer asserted that the antique
items Serpil hanım wanted were sent to her but she never
paid Borucu for them. The court accepted this objection and
lifted the 2-month restraining order imposed on Borucu (!).
Balat is itself an antique.
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