According to various sources it has been reported that financial details have been "significantly lacking" in the case against Kevin O'Kane regarding an alleged multi-million Euro property fraud involving the sale of 2.5 million Euro worth of villas with fake deeds.
O'Kane faces proceedings bought about by some 80 investors from Northern Ireland.
The case continues as Kevin O'Kane continually denies any wrong-doing.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Turkish Investment Property Fraud Goes To EU Parliment
DİDİM - Claiming they were victims of a property scam, a group of British and Irish expatriates take their legal battle to the next level. They are about to start interviews at the EUParliament, while one couple is taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
A group of British and Irish residents in Aydın’s Didim claim they were deceived when buying property in the area and were going to the European Parliament on the grounds their rights were not equally observed in Turkey. The group said they would also complain to governments and the press in their own countries and have named themselves the "Association Seeking Justice." Three members of the group have left for Brussels for a series of interviews at the EU Parliament to present their case.
Meanwhile, Irish parliamentarian, Jim Allister, has also sent a letter to Justice Minister Mehmet Ali Şahin asking him to take the complaints into consideration. Didim is a popular town in Turkey’s Aegean region for British and Irish pensioners looking to retire, but for some the seaside paradise has been marred by property scam nightmares.
After a rise in property scams, victims in Didim established the "Association Seeking Justice" to protect their rights. The popularity of seaside resorts has led to similar problems in other countries. In Spain, "Abusos-Urbanisticos No!" is a group of mostly foreign nationals who have suffered real estate injustices and have been fighting their way through the EU Parliament for years.
Fighting fraud
One British couple in Turkey is prepared to take their case the European Court of Human Rights, as real estate fraud increases internationally. The 150-member association’s spokesman who went to Brussels yesterday, Robert Bailei, explained the reason for their visit to the European Parliament: "We are going to have talks to ask the European Parliament to take a firm and active role in preventing real estate fraud in Turkey and push the Turkish government to punish these people who scam foreigners. "Our next stop will be the Turkish Parliament. We will ask Turkish parliamentarians to take action to clarify the law on property ownership of foreigners and increase controls on real estate. If Turkey cannot solve this real estate corruption, I am afraid it will be very hard for Turkey to enter the European Union because EU citizens are being deceived here."
Most of the association’s members claim that two people involved, Irishman Kevin O’Kane and his Turkish partner, Kubilay Atmaca, used fake title deeds in selling property. O'Kane and Atmaca are being judged in both Turkey and Ireland.
Courtesy of Hurriyet Daily News
A group of British and Irish residents in Aydın’s Didim claim they were deceived when buying property in the area and were going to the European Parliament on the grounds their rights were not equally observed in Turkey. The group said they would also complain to governments and the press in their own countries and have named themselves the "Association Seeking Justice." Three members of the group have left for Brussels for a series of interviews at the EU Parliament to present their case.
Meanwhile, Irish parliamentarian, Jim Allister, has also sent a letter to Justice Minister Mehmet Ali Şahin asking him to take the complaints into consideration. Didim is a popular town in Turkey’s Aegean region for British and Irish pensioners looking to retire, but for some the seaside paradise has been marred by property scam nightmares.
After a rise in property scams, victims in Didim established the "Association Seeking Justice" to protect their rights. The popularity of seaside resorts has led to similar problems in other countries. In Spain, "Abusos-Urbanisticos No!" is a group of mostly foreign nationals who have suffered real estate injustices and have been fighting their way through the EU Parliament for years.
Fighting fraud
One British couple in Turkey is prepared to take their case the European Court of Human Rights, as real estate fraud increases internationally. The 150-member association’s spokesman who went to Brussels yesterday, Robert Bailei, explained the reason for their visit to the European Parliament: "We are going to have talks to ask the European Parliament to take a firm and active role in preventing real estate fraud in Turkey and push the Turkish government to punish these people who scam foreigners. "Our next stop will be the Turkish Parliament. We will ask Turkish parliamentarians to take action to clarify the law on property ownership of foreigners and increase controls on real estate. If Turkey cannot solve this real estate corruption, I am afraid it will be very hard for Turkey to enter the European Union because EU citizens are being deceived here."
Most of the association’s members claim that two people involved, Irishman Kevin O’Kane and his Turkish partner, Kubilay Atmaca, used fake title deeds in selling property. O'Kane and Atmaca are being judged in both Turkey and Ireland.
Courtesy of Hurriyet Daily News
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Fake Villa Scam In Turkey
Irishman questioned in £10 million "property scam"
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 swındled 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 Northern 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 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.
Courtesy of Altinkum Voices Newspaper
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 swındled 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 Northern 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 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.
Courtesy of Altinkum Voices Newspaper
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