[90374] Turkish financial Telegram channels promote suspicious links under marketing pretexts

Aggressive marketing activity in Turkish financial channels

On June 19, 2026, an increase in promotional activity was identified from the Telegram channels Borsa Haber 🔔 and Borsa Haber Hisse🥇. The channels, which typically focus on capital market news and investments, posted urgent messages directing users to join an external channel via an invitation link.

According to reports in Borsa Haber 🔔, the marketing message is phrased in a way that creates a sense of urgency and scarcity, using phrases like "GİREN GİRSİN SİLİYORUM SON 120 KİŞİ" (loosely translated: "Whoever is getting in, get in; I am deleting, only 120 spots left"). This appeal is likely intended to urge subscribers to act quickly without a thorough examination of the destination.

It should be noted that these channels are characterized by profitable financial content and in many cases serve as a platform for self-promotion or paid advertising (reklam). The use of "fear of missing out" (FOMO) tactics is a recurring motif in such channels operating in the Turkish digital space, and their main goal remains attracting an audience to closed channels outside the original public information circle.