Re: True colors of Turks

Submitted by yasemin (Canada), Apr 2, 2009 at 11:55

Irrelevant says it's "just a few" Turks who run these scams...

I saw their true colors everytime I turned around in Istanbul. My grocer who seemed so trustworthy and sympathetic and said he knew a detective who moonlighted as a PI and so i gave him money to get divorce-related information. Then was told by another friend of his, a very scary, slimy man indeed, that the amount was actually more than what i "thought" and became very aggressive in trying to scam me out of money. Was told by another "friend" of theirs that there had never been any PI. My first divorce lawyer who worked both sides of the case and tried to get me to commit adultery by suddenly inviting me to go on a trip with him just before the final court decision in order to allow the husband to win. The countless perverts everyday whenever i tried to step outside. The whole system is incredibly filthy with corruption and almost everyone is on the take with noone accountable for their actions.

"just a few Turks"...i gagged when i read that. Because of them, i recoil when people smile at me since that time and ask myself instinctively what it is they're after. And i've learned how to give fake smiles in return. So save your breath, Irrelevant.

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