Was a Turkish businessman kidnapped in Ivory Coast? They put his car up for sale, no news for months

Suleyman Kaplan, a businessman living in Adana, was allegedly kidnapped in Ivory Coast, where he went to sell construction materials.

Kaplan went to this country for business on May 5. The businessman from Adana last met with his brother Danyal Kaplan on June 19.

In this meeting, Kaplan told his brother that some people were threatening him and that he was having problems with the construction materials he sent and his vehicle.

After this meeting, no news was heard from Süleyman Kaplan again.

Şaziye Üstünler, a 73-year-old mother who had not heard from her son for months, explained the pain she experienced in tears.

Stating that she wanted to hear her son's voice and be reunited with him, mother Üstünler said:

"- He was kidnapped in Ivory Coast. We have entered the fifth month. We do not hear his voice, we do not see himself. I am a mother, everyone is a mother, everyone is a father. I have not been able to hear my son's voice for six months.

- Please find my son to me, I ask you. We never met or heard his voice. My son was kidnapped and robbed in Ivory Coast. We can't hear your voice. I last saw him on June 14th. After June 14, we neither heard his voice nor saw him. You see what we go through for five months. "We're done crying and whining."

His brother, Danyal Kaplan, explained that after his communication with Süleyman Kaplan was cut off, his brother's vehicle in this country was put up for sale on social media, and said, "They smuggled our equipment, our car. I even saw our car on Facebook. They offered it for sale. I had the vehicle taken and brought it to the police station." He made the statement.

Danyal Kaplan also stated that some people contacted him after his brother's disappearance and claimed that he was threatened.

Kaplan explained:

"The kidnappers are contacting me. They use words like 'Your brother is in our hands, you can't take him'. However, they do not want any ransom. I went to Ivory Coast the day after my brother was kidnapped. I met with the people my brother gave his names. I think they are afraid for this reason. That is why they cannot ask for ransom right now."