Allegations emerge that Kerem Ökten, who was presented as an ITU Meteorological Engineering graduate, holds a fake diploma

Mikdat Kadıoğlu, Head of the ITU Meteorological Engineering Department, announced that Kerem Ökten, who shares posts on Twitter, is not their graduate and that they will file a criminal complaint.

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Allegations emerge that Kerem Ökten, who was presented as an ITU Meteorological Engineering graduate, holds a fake diploma

A striking statement has been made regarding Kerem Ökten, a figure followed by hundreds of thousands of people for his commentary and frequently referenced by newspapers.

A 'fake diploma' warning has been issued for Kerem Ökten, who has been presented as an "Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Meteorological Engineering graduate" on internet pages containing information about him to date.

"I ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE NO SUCH GRADUATE"

Mikdat Kadıoğlu, Head of the ITU Meteorological Engineering Department, stated in a post on his social media account regarding the matter: "As the Head of the ITU Meteorological Engineering Department, I respectfully announce to the public that we have no such graduate. We are filing a criminal complaint regarding this fake diploma incident."

As the Head of the ITU Meteorological Engineering Department, I respectfully announce to the public that we have no such graduate. We are filing a criminal complaint regarding this fake diploma incident @TC_icisleri @adalet_bakanlik pic.twitter.com/xv9DUNnAyq
— Mikdat Kadıoğlu (@Mikdatca) January 7, 2024

ÖKTEN DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS

Making a statement regarding the fake diploma allegations, Ökten said, "These newspapers have lost their minds. They are going to make me lose mine too. I have said it since I opened this account. I am not a meteorology graduate like Hava Forum. The Havaforum admin is a law graduate, Aytaç Çomoğlu, and I am a master's graduate in Accounting and Auditing. As a Russian woman said, how many times do you have to say no to a Turkish man before they understand? I will set a number of 'no's accordingly."

These newspapers have lost their minds. They are going to make me lose mine too. I have said it since I opened this account. I am not a meteorology graduate like Hava Forum. The Havaforum admin is a law graduate, Aytaç Çomoğlu, and I am a master's graduate in Accounting and Auditing. As a Russian woman said, to a Turkish man… pic.twitter.com/INbSAYJrM0
— Kerem Ökten (@KeremOktenHava) January 7, 2024