Serik's murder committed because of "Bitcoin"

18.09.2017 Monday 17:10

Serik's murder committed because of "Bitcoin"

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It turned out that the person who had a body in the car 3 days ago in the Serik province of Antalya was killed because of the virtual currency "Bitcoin". The incident is claimed to be the first murder committed in Turkey due to "Bitcoin".

An investigation is underway in the Serik county of Antalya, where Şükrü Mert (22) is found dead on 15 September in the parking lot of Acısu Creek in Kadriye Quarter with 35 plate cars.

Antalya Public Security Branch Murder Bureau Chief and Serik District Police Department teams decided that M.A, who was arrested after the murder of the victim Ersoy, was included in the Finland-based virtual money organization "Bitcoin" 8 months ago.

The teams found that Ersoy and M.A met through this organization and were friends.

Police deepening the investigation, M. Y. F., S. Y., who works in the tourism and construction sector in Kadriye Mahallesi, where M.A has contacted. and S.S. found that they had been charged with Ersoy's "Bitcoin", that they were able to transfer them to their accounts, and that 4 suspects had contact with Ersoy, who said they wanted to get information to enter the organization "Bitcoin" via social media.