Friday 25 March 2011

Akfinans Bank issue a press statement.


This statement was posted to Kibris Newspaper on 23rd March 2011.  It has been translated from Turkish, therefore the translation may not be 100% accurate.

Our Bank has felt compelled to issue a statement following lies and false written newspaper reports and visual news concerning the Kulaksız 5 site in Karşıyaka.

Akfinans Bank Ltd. holds the title deed for the said houses located in Karşıyaka Girne, which was undergoing construction.  There are residents that are illegally residing on the site and action has been taken against a group of foreign nationals for eviction, which has come after they broke the locks of a house and caused damage to the house; they than intentionally made a statement claiming that they are the rightful possessors of the house and claimed that the locks in question were actually broken by our bank and they took the initiative of trying to make a wrongful impression to the public.

The bank immediately informed and has made a criminal complaint on the matter to the TRNC Attorney-General, Girne Police and Lapta Police. However unfortunately this matter was reported intentionally in certain press without making any kind of proper research into the matter and has distorted the matter by reporting in a one sided manner to the general public.

We would like to remind that according to the Banking Law 39/2001, Article 53, any unfounded reporting or news undertaken by the respective person which will damage the reputation or harm the bank is considered a criminal act, we therefore would like to reiterate our belief that the Police, the Higher Press Authority and other respective authorities will enforce the stipulated sanctions, and would like to inform the public that we have commenced legal proceedings against the respective press or people that have intentionally reported wrong news to the public as Akfinans Bank Ltd

Akfinans Bank Ltd

Akfinans Bank are wrongfully presenting the residents of Kulaksiz 5 as criminals.  They are implying that the residents of Kulaksiz 5 are living there illegally, and they are threatening action against the residents.  They are threatening legal action against any media outlet in North Cyprus who are publicising the injustice faced by the Kulaksiz 5. It would appear as court did not go entirely their way this week; they are now attempting other means to put pressure on the families of Kulaksiz 5.
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3 comments:

  1. Unknown25 March 2011 at 13:57

    Yet another government doing nothing

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  2. Unknown28 March 2011 at 07:42

    This is an absolute disgrace! This bank should not be allowed to get away with this, the government should be doing something, after all, these so called foreign nationals, have been putting money into their economy! The bank should be hunting down the builder, not taking away the homes of people who have worked hard all their lives to be able to buy a home abroad. Shame on you Akfinans Bank!!!

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  3. Samantha2 April 2011 at 02:45

    I cannot believe the courts and the government are not helping. It's the kind of thing I'd expect to hear about of a corrupt government who are in the pockets of the banks, rather than in the TRNC.

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