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The suspect posed as a Trump Media employee and collected money from Turkish victims in exchange for E-2 investment visa applications that were never submitted.
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Turkish newspaper Sözcü has revealed that a man named Melih Göğübakan was arrested in the United States after being accused of defrauding Turkish citizens seeking U.S. E-2 investment visas.
According to the newspaper, Göğübakan presented himself as an employee of Trump Media and a media adviser to Trump, using photographs with Turkish politicians — including one with Süleyman Soylu — as well as documents bearing U.S. Congressional seals, to gain the trust of his victims.
Victims reported paying $3,000 each through a lawyer named "Martin," with visa applications never actually filed. The full number of victims has yet to be determined, and those affected have announced their intention to file formal complaints in Turkey as well.
A Turkish man was arrested in the United States after defrauding Turkish citizens by claiming to work for Trump Media, collecting thousands of dollars in exchange for investor visa applications that were never submitted.
If you are planning to migrate to the United States through an investor visa, you must verify directly with official institutions and not trust intermediaries who present themselves as connected to political figures. This case warns of growing fraud operations targeting Turks seeking migration opportunities.
Pierre Dubois