The 'Epstein mansion' in Turkey: Similarities between Adnan Oktar and Jeffrey Epstein
Journalist Barış Terkoğlu highlighted the similarities between the Adnan Oktar group and the late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested on charges of establishing a sexual abuse and prostitution ring and was found dead in prison. Terkoğlu wrote, "While the world is preoccupied with the Epstein scandal in the U.S., a parallel story of the Epstein case actually took place in Turkey."
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The case of U.S. billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in prison while on trial in the United States for charges including child sexual abuse, pedophilia, and running a prostitution ring, continues to remain a hot topic.
Journalist Barış Terkoğlu explained the similarities between the Epstein scandal and the Adnan Oktar group.
Terkoğlu wrote, "The most important similarity between Epstein's island and Oktar's 'mansion' was the cameras recording inside! There were hidden micro-cameras installed with special systems in the rooms of Oktar's 'mansion'.
According to revelations during the Oktar trials, hundreds of people were abused in this building. Just like in the U.S., numerous famous names were hosted here, and their most private moments were recorded," he wrote.
Terkoğlu, who stated, "While the world is preoccupied with the Epstein scandal in the U.S., a parallel story of the Epstein case actually took place in Turkey," wrote the following in the relevant section of his article published today:
"Epstein bought Little St. James Island in 1998 for 7.95 million dollars and established the system of abuse involving tapes that became the subject of the case. In the same years, in Turkey, in the Fener Village of Silivri, Istanbul, the Oktar followers also bought a 50-decare plot of land. A structure unlike anything seen before began to rise on the land. Sections with aquarium floors, pools with unique designs, artificial lakes, various animals from peacocks to camels, all kinds of trees brought from abroad, stones from which favorite drinks flowed, rooms with priceless paintings hanging on the walls and opulent furniture on the floors...
The owners of the structure, which resembled a 'paradise on earth,' were constantly changing names associated with the Oktar group. The last owners appeared to be Metin Güçyetmez and Yakup Balaban. Interestingly, one is in prison and the other is a fugitive; both are accused of "qualified sexual assault and sexual abuse" just like Epstein. However, of course, the real owner of the structure is none other than Adnan Oktar.
It is not an island, but actually a farm. But in phone conversations, the structure was referred to by the code name 'mansion'. Epstein's number two was a woman, Ghislaine Maxwell. Oktar's was Didem Ürer.
However, the most important similarity between Epstein's island and Oktar's 'mansion' was the cameras recording inside! There were hidden micro-cameras installed with special systems in the rooms of Oktar's 'mansion'. According to revelations during the Oktar trials, hundreds of people were abused in this building. Just like in the U.S., numerous famous names were hosted here, and their most private moments were recorded.
The footage served two purposes. Those who were abused remained silent out of fear of being recorded, while VIP individuals obeyed out of fear of the tapes.
So, what happened to the center in Silivri, code-named 'mansion,' where the sex blackmail and abuse records were kept? Oktar made a sudden decision in 2001. One morning, all the animals were released.
5-6 bulldozers demolished the farm code-named 'mansion' within a few hours. Thus, all evidence of the crimes was eliminated. The tapes were also destroyed."