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A man in Turkey became one of the richest people in the world without realising it

The bank accounts of 32-year-old Ahmad Jahangard Takalo, who lives in Van, were put under review after around 1 trillion lira of funds with no clear origin appeared in his bank account.

With the unexplained money included, Takalo’s account showed a balance of roughly 21.8 billion dollars, a sum that could place him among the world’s richest. However, because of a block imposed by the bank, Takalo has been unable to access his accounts for about a month.

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