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Earthquake Victim Shocked by Fraud: Learns the House He Paid 1 Million TL for Was Sold to Six Other People.

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Serkan Sürmeli, whose house was destroyed in the earthquake in Hatay and who was not recognized as a beneficiary due to ongoing issues, claims that the house he paid 1 million TL for was sold to six other people. Claiming he was defrauded, Sürmeli filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office.
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Serkan Sürmeli, whose house was destroyed in the February 6 earthquakes in Antakya district of Hatay but who was not considered eligible for compensation, became the victim of an unbelievable fraud while trying to start a new life. Sürmeli, who bought an earthquake-resistant house from an eligible citizen for 1 million lira, learned that the same apartment had been sold to six other people as well, and filed a complaint with the prosecutor's off…

In the earthquake that destroyed his house in Hatay Antakya on February 6, S.S. was shocked to learn that the earthquake housing for which he paid 1 million TL in advance to build a new life was sold to another 6 people! The victim, deceived by the lie “I owe money to the robbers, I need to sell urgently” and faced great stress when she went to move into her house while waiting for New Year's Day to transfer the title, appealed to the prosecutor…

Serkan Sürmeli, who lost his home in the Hatay earthquake, experienced the shock of his life after making a payment to build a new home. Learning that the house he wanted to buy for 1 million TL had been sold to six other people besides himself, Sürmeli immediately went to the prosecutor's office.

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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Serkan Sürmeli, whose house was destroyed in the February 6 earthquakes in Hatay, learned that the earthquake-resistant house he wanted to buy for 1 million TL to start a new life had been sold to six other people. Claiming he was defrauded, Sürmeli filed a criminal complaint with the prosecutor's office.

·Türkiye
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Breaking news from Hatay: Serkan Sürmeli, whose house in Antakya district of Hatay was destroyed in the February 6th earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş, claims that the house he paid 1 million TL for was sold to six other people as well, and he described the cunning scheme. - September 1, 2026, 09:29

A citizen named Serkan Sürmeli, whose house was destroyed in the earthquake in the Antakya district of Hatay, was scammed by a person who paid 1 million lira to buy a house. Durmeli found out that the person sold the house to another 6 people. The person who escaped could not be heard from.

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haberglobal.com broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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