Mother and daughter confront each other in a million-dollar inheritance fight: She kissed her hand and said, 'I didn't do it'
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- A 95-year-old woman in Adana, Turkey, claims her granddaughter and daughter defrauded her out of a valuable land parcel.
- The granddaughter allegedly convinced the woman to sell the land for cash instead of apartments, then spent most of the money.
- The family has filed a complaint, and a court will decide the outcome of the dispute.
A bitter inheritance dispute has erupted in Adana, Turkey, involving a 95-year-old woman, her daughter, and her granddaughter. Tรผrkan ฤฐลbilir, the elderly matriarch, alleges that her granddaughter, G.K., manipulated her into selling a valuable plot of land in ลambayadฤฑ Mahallesi.
Granddaughter, you said we would get 10 apartments, where did this money come from?
According to the report, G.K. initially proposed selling the land to a contractor in exchange for 10 apartments. When ฤฐลbilir refused, G.K. allegedly returned, persuaded her grandmother to agree to the sale, and first took her to a hospital for a mental health assessment before proceeding to the land registry. ฤฐลbilir's daughter, Elmas Erdem, was reportedly present during the land sale.
We canceled the apartment deal and got money.
Instead of apartments, the land was sold to an individual named ฤฐ.ร. for 17 million Turkish Lira. ฤฐลbilir questioned the cash payment, but her granddaughter allegedly claimed the apartment deal was canceled and took the money. G.K. then reportedly seized ฤฐลbilir's bank card and activated mobile banking on her own phone, spending approximately 13 million Lira on various purchases within 20 days.
My niece came and convinced my mother to sell her land for 10 apartments. My mother accepted, thinking 'I have 5 children, each will get 2 apartments.' We went to the notary. After the signatures, the apartment deal was canceled, and they said money was given.
Following the incident, ฤฐลbilir's grandchildren, Cemile and Cengiz Akkanat, intervened. They hired a lawyer and filed a criminal complaint against Elmas Erdem and G.K. A court has placed a freeze on ฤฐลbilir's bank account. Elmas Erdem has denied involvement, stating her niece deceived both her and her mother. She later visited her mother, apologized, and claimed innocence. ฤฐลbilir has reportedly forgiven her daughter but remains adamant that her granddaughter defrauded her.
The card was with my niece. My niece spent all the money.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.