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Broadcaster Ela Rümeysa Cebeci, who was acquitted in a trial where she was accused of drug trafficking, has warned her followers against individuals attempting to commit fraud using her name.
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Stating that her students in particular are being targeted, Cebeci announced that she will initiate legal action against those impersonating her.
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THEY ARE SENDING MESSAGES USING CEBECİ'S NAME
Making a statement on her social media account, Ela Rümeysa Cebeci reported that messages are being sent to people using her identity through certain phone numbers.
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Calling on her followers to be careful against these individuals who specifically target her students, Cebeci used the following expressions:
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"Do not give credence to numbers that use my name, specifically target my students, and try to defraud people by saying 'I am Ela'."
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'I AM NOT MESSAGING ANYONE'
In her statement, Cebeci indicated that the messages sent in her name do not reflect the truth and stated that she would initiate legal proceedings against these individuals.
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In her post regarding the matter, Cebeci included the following words:
"I am not messaging anyone. Legal proceedings will be initiated against these individuals."
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The broadcaster also asked those who received messages sent in her name to forward the relevant phone numbers and screenshots of the correspondence to her.
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SHE HAD BEEN ACQUITTED IN THE DRUG TRIAL
Ela Rümeysa Cebeci was acquitted on November 4 in the trial where she was accused, along with former Fenerbahçe President Sadettin Saran, of trading or supplying drugs or stimulant substances.
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Making her defense in the second hearing of the case held at the Istanbul 4th High Criminal Court, Cebeci had stated that the messages between her and Saran consisted of jokes based on a romantic relationship they had in the past and movies they watched together.
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In the hearing, the prosecutor had requested prison sentences of no less than 10 years for both defendants. The court, however, ruled for the acquittal of Cebeci and Saran and lifted the judicial control measures against them.
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SHE HAD DENIED ALLEGATIONS REGARDING MEHMET AKİF ERSOY
Three days after the acquittal decision, on November 7, Cebeci had also responded to allegations that there was an intimacy between her and former Habertürk Editor-in-Chief Mehmet Akif Ersoy.
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Not accepting the allegations in question, Cebeci had evaluated them in her statement with the words, "They are baseless, slander, and a clear character assassination."
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News Source : 12punto
