Cause of Turkey’s First Bitcoin Murder Suspected

It was claimed that Şükrü Mert Ersoy, who was strangled to death in Antalya in the past months, was killed for taking his Bitcoins.. However, it is not certain whether there is a Bitcoin swirling around in the ongoing investigation.

After arresting 5 people who claimed that they killed Ersoy to get access to the Bitcoin wallet key, the police said in a statement that they could not crack the password of the phone, and therefore He stated that they could not confirm whether Bitcoins existed.

His Family Is Not Aware Of A Money Going Around

According to Milliyet’s news, Ersoy’s mother said in a statement that the only people to be investigated are the 5 people who were arrested. He stated that it should not have happened and that the investigation was not done properly ;

“My son was not doing this job alone, he had 3 other partners.. But none of this was talked about after my son’s death.. These partners knew M., who was among those who killed my son.. The best partners know how much money Mert has. There are many questions to be asked,” he said.. Explaining that they will raise all questions in court, the mother said, “It is written everywhere that Mert was killed because of Bitcoin, but we are not even sure about that.. I knew Mert was interested in Bitcoin, Bitclup and Elit Capital.. But I don’t know how much money he had.. Talking about very high numbers. If he has $40-50k as was said, where is that money? His friends probably know this best.. On the other hand, Mert’s phone, computer, notebooks and personal belongings were not given to us.. It is not clearly stated whether there is money or not,” he said.

The Bitcoin of the deceased person will be inherited

Lawyer İlker Atamer, the Bitcoin of the deceased person He mentioned that these Bitcoins will be inaccessible forever, as we will not be able to access these coins and impose any sanctions if they are not hosted on Turkish stock exchanges.. He explained that if it is hosted on Turkish stock exchanges, the necessary application is made to the stock market and then the Bitcoins can be transferred to the family.

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