Striking claim about Yıldırım Demirören! “He purchased citizenship for money”

Journalist Bahadır Özgür has made a striking claim regarding Yıldırım Demirören. Özgür stated, "Yıldırım Demirören has purchased citizenship from the Caribbean nation of Dominica in exchange for money. It is also stated that his daughter holds a Dominica passport."

Özgür shared the claim regarding Yıldırım Demirören, which appeared on the website of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), via the social media platform X.

"HE PURCHASED CITIZENSHIP FROM DOMINICA FOR MONEY"

In his post on X, Özgür used the following expressions: "Yıldırım Demirören has purchased citizenship from the Caribbean nation of Dominica in exchange for money. It is also stated that his daughter holds a Dominica passport. Investigative journalists have uncovered a 'citizenship scandal' involving numerous criminals, politicians, and businesspeople."

Yıldırım Demirören, Karayip ülkesi Dominica'dan para karşılığı vatandaşlık satın almış. Kızının da Dominica pasaportu olduğu belirtiliyor.
Arastırmacı gazeteciler suçlu, siyasetçi, iş insanı çok sayıda kişinin 'vatandaşlık skandalı'nı ortaya çıkardı. (Haberin linki ekte) pic.twitter.com/jToY3D5imG

— bahadır özgür (@bahadir_ozgr) October 11, 2023

Ezan susmaz, bayrak inmez, Dominica bölünmez! pic.twitter.com/K89PJImh4S

— bahadır özgür (@bahadir_ozgr) October 11, 2023

DID NOT RESPOND TO THE CLAIMS

In Demirören's profile on the OCCRP website, it was noted that Demirören was contacted to respond to what was written about him, but that Demirören did not respond to this request.