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Mother and daughter confront each other in a million-dollar inheritance fight: She kissed her hand and said, 'I didn't d
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey /Crime & Justice

Mother and daughter confront each other in a million-dollar inheritance fight: She kissed her hand and said, 'I didn't do it'

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • 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 ฤฐลŸbilir, the elderly matriarch, alleges that her granddaughter, G.K., manipulated her into selling a valuable plot of land in ลžambayadฤฑ Mahallesi.

Granddaughter, you said we would get 10 apartments, where did this money come from?

โ€” Tรผrkan ฤฐลŸbilirฤฐลŸbilir questioning her granddaughter about the land sale proceeds.

According to the report, G.K. initially proposed selling the land to a contractor in exchange for 10 apartments. When ฤฐลŸbilir 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. ฤฐลŸbilir's daughter, Elmas Erdem, was reportedly present during the land sale.

We canceled the apartment deal and got money.

โ€” G.K. (granddaughter)The granddaughter's alleged explanation to ฤฐลŸbilir for the cash payment.

Instead of apartments, the land was sold to an individual named ฤฐ.ร–. for 17 million Turkish Lira. ฤฐลŸbilir questioned the cash payment, but her granddaughter allegedly claimed the apartment deal was canceled and took the money. G.K. then reportedly seized ฤฐลŸbilir'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.

โ€” Elmas ErdemErdem explaining her version of events regarding the land sale.

Following the incident, ฤฐลŸbilir'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 ฤฐลŸbilir'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. ฤฐลŸbilir 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.

โ€” Elmas ErdemErdem claiming her niece had control of ฤฐลŸbilir's bank card and spent the funds.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.