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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/14/2022 06:01 PM INDEX NO. 657193/2020
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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/14/2022 06:01 PM INDEX NO. 657193/2020
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 904 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/14/2022
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·2· · · · SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
·3· · · · COMMERCIAL DIVISION, NEW YORK COUNTY
·4· ·YASEMIN TEKINER,
· · ·In her individual capacity, as a beneficiary
·5· ·and a Trustee of The Yasemin Tekiner 2011
· · ·Descendants Trust and derivatively as a holder
·6· ·of equitable interests in a
· · ·Shareholder or a member of the Company
·7· ·Defendants,
· · · · · · · · · · · · Plaintiff,· No. 657193/2020
·8· · · · · · · vs.
· · ·BREMEN HOUSE INC., BREMEN HOUSE
·9· ·TEXAS, INC., GERMAN NEWS COMPANY,
· · ·INC., GERMAN NEWS TEXAS, INC., 254-258
10· ·W. 35TH ST. LLC, BERRIN TEKINER, GONCA
· · ·TEKINER, and BILLUR AKIPEK, in her capacity
11· ·As a Trustee of The Yasemin Tekiner 2011
· · ·Descendants Trust,
12· · · · · · · · ·Defendants.
· · ·---------------------------------------
13· ·ZEYNEP TEKINER,
· · ·In her individual capacity, as a beneficiary
14· ·and a Trustee of The Zeynep Tekiner 2011
· · ·Descendants Trust and derivatively as a
15· ·Holder of equitable interests in a
· · ·Shareholder or a member of the Company
16· ·Defendants,
· · · · · · · · Intervenor-Plaintiff,
17· · · · · · · · Vs.
· · ·BREMEN HOUSE INC., BREMEN HOUSE
18· ·TEXAS, INC., GERMAN NEWS COMPANY,
· · ·INC., GERMAN NEWS TEXAS, INC., 254-258
19· ·W. 35TH ST. LLC, BERRIN TEKINER, GONCA
· · ·TEKINER, and BILLUR AKIPEK, in her capacity
20· ·As a Trustee of The Yasemin Tekiner 2011
· · ·Descendants Trust,
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· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Defendants.
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· · ·REMOTE VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF YASEMIN TEKINER
23· · · · · · · Thursday, October 13, 2022
24· ·Reported by:
· · ·LISA M. MURACO
25· ·JOB NO. 218195
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·2 ·2· ·A P P E A R A N C E S:
·3 ·3· ·(REMOTE)
·4· · · · · · · · ·Thursday, October 13, 2022 ·4
·5· · · · · · · · ·10:00 a.m. ·5
·6 ·6· · · · PIB Law
·7 ·7· · · · Attorneys for Plaintiff
·8· · · · ·REMOTE Deposition of YASEMIN ·8· · · · · · · 270 Davidson Avenue
·9· ·TEKINER, held VIA ZOOM, before LISA M. ·9· · · · · · · Somerset, New Jersey 08873
10· ·MURACO, a Notary Public of the State of New 10· · · · BY:· ·SANJAY IBRAHIM, ESQ.
11· ·York and Florida. 11· · · · · · · SCOTT PARKER, ESQ.
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15 15· · · · PRYOR CASHMAN LLP
16 16· · · · Attorneys for Defendants
17 17· · · · · · · 7 Times Square
18 18· · · · · · · New York, New York 10036
19 19· · · · BY:· ·TODD SOLOWAY, ESQ.
20 20· · · · · · · MEGHAN HILL, ESQ.
21 21· · · · · · · CLARE TILTON, ESQ.
22 22· · · · · · · RACHEL SHAW, ESQ.
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·1 ·1· · · · · · · · ·Y. Tekiner
·2· ·A P P E A R A N C E S (Continued): ·2· · · · ·THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Good morning,
·3· ·(REMOTE) ·3· ·Counselors.· My name is Chris Jordan.· I'm
·4 ·4· ·a legal videographer in association with
·5 ·5· ·TSG Reporting.· Because this is a remote
·6· · · · KAHN & GOLDBERG, LLP ·6· ·deposition, I will not be in the same room
·7· · · · Attorneys for Defendant ·7· ·with the witness.· Instead I will record
·8· · · · · · · 555 Fifth Avenue ·8· ·this videotaped deposition remotely.
·9· · · · · · · New York, NY 10017 ·9· · · · ·The reporter, Lisa Muraco, also will
10· · · · BY:· ·MICHELE KAHN, ESQ. 10· ·not be in the same room and will swear in
11 11· ·the witness remotely.· Do all parties
12 12· ·stipulate to the validity of this video
13 13· ·recording and remote swearing and that it
14· ·ALSO PRESENT: 14· ·will be admissible in the courtroom as if
15· ·Legal Video Specialist, Chris Jordan 15· ·it had been taken following Rule 30 of the
16· ·Berrin Tekiner, Gonca Chelsea 16· ·Federal Rules of Civil Procedures and the
17 17· ·State's rules where this case is pending?
18 18· · · · ·MR. PARKER:· Yes.
19 19· · · · ·THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Thank you,
20 20· ·Counsel.
21 21· · · · ·MS. KAHN:· Yes.
22 22· · · · ·THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· This marks the
23 23· ·beginning of the video deposition of
24 24· ·Yasemin Tekiner being taken in the matter
25 25· ·of Yasemin Tekiner V. Bremen House Inc., et
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · Y. Tekiner ·1· · · · · · · · · · · Y. Tekiner
·2· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Objection to the form ·2· ·her via text message during the deposition
·3· · · · and same instruction, but otherwise you can ·3· ·yesterday?
·4· · · · answer. ·4· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Same objection.
·5· · · · · · · MS. KAHN:· Objection. ·5· · · · A.· · Yes.
·6· · · · A.· · As I said, we were both upset to the ·6· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Go ahead.
·7· ·degree that Gonca was lying. ·7· ·BY MR. SOLOWAY:
·8· · · · Q.· · What did you say to your sister ·8· · · · Q.· · How many text exchanges did you have
·9· ·during the deposition yesterday? ·9· ·with your sister during the deposition
10· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Objection and same 10· ·yesterday?
11· · · · instruction. 11· · · · A.· · How many words?
12· · · · A.· · We said I can't believe Gonca is 12· · · · Q.· · How many exchanges were there?· You
13· ·lying, but of course. 13· ·know, when you send one and she sends one back,
14· · · · Q.· · Did you -- 14· ·how many roughly?
15· · · · A.· · I couldn't -- 15· · · · A.· · Maybe eight.
16· · · · Q.· · Sorry. 16· · · · Q.· · Okay.
17· · · · A.· · We -- I mean, she was lying to such 17· · · · · · · And so other than the substance of
18· ·a great extent it was upsetting to see her do 18· ·the case, what did you say to her and what did
19· ·that. 19· ·she say to you?
20· · · · Q.· · So did you communicate with your 20· · · · A.· · She said I can't.· I can't. I
21· ·sister Zeynep by text messages? 21· ·can't.· As in, I can't believe how much she's
22· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Same objection and same 22· ·lying.
23· · · · instruction. 23· · · · Q.· · And what did you say back?
24· · · · A.· · Very briefly. 24· · · · A.· · Exclamation points.
25· · · · Q.· · Yes or no.· Did you communicate with 25· · · · Q.· · Anything else?
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·1· · · · · · · · · · · Y. Tekiner ·1· · · · · · · · · · · Y. Tekiner
·2· · · · A.· · Sometimes -- I can't. ·2· · · · A.· · Yeah.
·3· · · · Q.· · Did you use any descriptive words? ·3· · · · Q.· · Maybe less; right?
·4· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Same objection and ·4· · · · · · · And you are not -- you are
·5· · · · instruction. ·5· ·equivocal.· You are saying maybe.
·6· · · · · · · Go ahead. ·6· · · · · · · Did you have these exchanges?· I'm
·7· · · · A.· · No. ·7· ·trying to understand what you said to your
·8· · · · Q.· · None at all? ·8· ·sister and what she said back other than some
·9· · · · A.· · I don't think so, no.· It was -- ·9· ·exclamation points?
10· · · · Q.· · You don't think so?· What do you 10· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Objection to form.
11· ·mean? 11· · · · A.· · That's the substance of what the
12· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Todd, let her answer 12· ·text communications were.
13· · · · the question before you ask your next 13· · · · Q.· · Did you call her on the phone?
14· · · · question, please. 14· · · · A.· · I believe we spoke, yes.
15· · · · · · · Go ahead, Yasemin. 15· · · · Q.· · You believe or you did?
16· ·BY MR. SOLOWAY: 16· · · · A.· · We did.· We did speak.
17· · · · Q.· · What do you mean you don't think so? 17· · · · Q.· · What did you say to her and what did
18· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Did you finish your 18· ·she say to you?
19· · · · last answer, Yasemin? 19· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· And just same objection
20· · · · A.· · Yeah, I mean -- I would -- no -- I 20· · · · and also to the extent that there's any
21· ·don't believe we did. 21· · · · conversation about the case that are
22· · · · Q.· · Well, you had only eight exchanges; 22· · · · subject to the common interest agreement,
23· ·right? 23· · · · I'd instruct you not to answer; otherwise
24· · · · A.· · Maybe less. 24· · · · you can answer.
25· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Objection. 25· · · · A.· · It's the same thing.· What a liar.
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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/14/2022 06:01 PM INDEX NO. 657193/2020 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 904 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/14/2022 EXHIBIT A FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/14/2022 06:01 PM INDEX NO. 657193/2020 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 904 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/14/2022 Page 1 ·1 ·2· · · · SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ·3· · · · COMMERCIAL DIVISION, NEW YORK COUNTY ·4· ·YASEMIN TEKINER, · · ·In her individual capacity, as a beneficiary ·5· ·and a Trustee of The Yasemin Tekiner 2011 · · ·Descendants Trust and derivatively as a holder ·6· ·of equitable interests in a · · ·Shareholder or a member of the Company ·7· ·Defendants, · · · · · · · · · · · · Plaintiff,· No. 657193/2020 ·8· · · · · · · vs. · · ·BREMEN HOUSE INC., BREMEN HOUSE ·9· ·TEXAS, INC., GERMAN NEWS COMPANY, · · ·INC., GERMAN NEWS TEXAS, INC., 254-258 10· ·W. 35TH ST. LLC, BERRIN TEKINER, GONCA · · ·TEKINER, and BILLUR AKIPEK, in her capacity 11· ·As a Trustee of The Yasemin Tekiner 2011 · · ·Descendants Trust, 12· · · · · · · · ·Defendants. · · ·--------------------------------------- 13· ·ZEYNEP TEKINER, · · ·In her individual capacity, as a beneficiary 14· ·and a Trustee of The Zeynep Tekiner 2011 · · ·Descendants Trust and derivatively as a 15· ·Holder of equitable interests in a · · ·Shareholder or a member of the Company 16· ·Defendants, · · · · · · · · Intervenor-Plaintiff, 17· · · · · · · · Vs. · · ·BREMEN HOUSE INC., BREMEN HOUSE 18· ·TEXAS, INC., GERMAN NEWS COMPANY, · · ·INC., GERMAN NEWS TEXAS, INC., 254-258 19· ·W. 35TH ST. LLC, BERRIN TEKINER, GONCA · · ·TEKINER, and BILLUR AKIPEK, in her capacity 20· ·As a Trustee of The Yasemin Tekiner 2011 · · ·Descendants Trust, 21 · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·Defendants. 22· ·---------------------------------------- · · ·REMOTE VIDEOTAPED DEPOSITION OF YASEMIN TEKINER 23· · · · · · · Thursday, October 13, 2022 24· ·Reported by: · · ·LISA M. MURACO 25· ·JOB NO. 218195 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/14/2022 06:01 PM INDEX NO. 657193/2020 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 904 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/14/2022 Page 2 Page 3 ·1 ·1 ·2 ·2· ·A P P E A R A N C E S: ·3 ·3· ·(REMOTE) ·4· · · · · · · · ·Thursday, October 13, 2022 ·4 ·5· · · · · · · · ·10:00 a.m. ·5 ·6 ·6· · · · PIB Law ·7 ·7· · · · Attorneys for Plaintiff ·8· · · · ·REMOTE Deposition of YASEMIN ·8· · · · · · · 270 Davidson Avenue ·9· ·TEKINER, held VIA ZOOM, before LISA M. ·9· · · · · · · Somerset, New Jersey 08873 10· ·MURACO, a Notary Public of the State of New 10· · · · BY:· ·SANJAY IBRAHIM, ESQ. 11· ·York and Florida. 11· · · · · · · SCOTT PARKER, ESQ. 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15· · · · PRYOR CASHMAN LLP 16 16· · · · Attorneys for Defendants 17 17· · · · · · · 7 Times Square 18 18· · · · · · · New York, New York 10036 19 19· · · · BY:· ·TODD SOLOWAY, ESQ. 20 20· · · · · · · MEGHAN HILL, ESQ. 21 21· · · · · · · CLARE TILTON, ESQ. 22 22· · · · · · · RACHEL SHAW, ESQ. 23 23 24 24 25 25 Page 4 Page 5 ·1 ·1· · · · · · · · ·Y. Tekiner ·2· ·A P P E A R A N C E S (Continued): ·2· · · · ·THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Good morning, ·3· ·(REMOTE) ·3· ·Counselors.· My name is Chris Jordan.· I'm ·4 ·4· ·a legal videographer in association with ·5 ·5· ·TSG Reporting.· Because this is a remote ·6· · · · KAHN & GOLDBERG, LLP ·6· ·deposition, I will not be in the same room ·7· · · · Attorneys for Defendant ·7· ·with the witness.· Instead I will record ·8· · · · · · · 555 Fifth Avenue ·8· ·this videotaped deposition remotely. ·9· · · · · · · New York, NY 10017 ·9· · · · ·The reporter, Lisa Muraco, also will 10· · · · BY:· ·MICHELE KAHN, ESQ. 10· ·not be in the same room and will swear in 11 11· ·the witness remotely.· Do all parties 12 12· ·stipulate to the validity of this video 13 13· ·recording and remote swearing and that it 14· ·ALSO PRESENT: 14· ·will be admissible in the courtroom as if 15· ·Legal Video Specialist, Chris Jordan 15· ·it had been taken following Rule 30 of the 16· ·Berrin Tekiner, Gonca Chelsea 16· ·Federal Rules of Civil Procedures and the 17 17· ·State's rules where this case is pending? 18 18· · · · ·MR. PARKER:· Yes. 19 19· · · · ·THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· Thank you, 20 20· ·Counsel. 21 21· · · · ·MS. KAHN:· Yes. 22 22· · · · ·THE VIDEOGRAPHER:· This marks the 23 23· ·beginning of the video deposition of 24 24· ·Yasemin Tekiner being taken in the matter 25 25· ·of Yasemin Tekiner V. Bremen House Inc., et FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 12/14/2022 06:01 PM INDEX NO. 657193/2020 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 904 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/14/2022 Page 10 Page 11 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · Y. Tekiner ·1· · · · · · · · · · · Y. Tekiner ·2· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Objection to the form ·2· ·her via text message during the deposition ·3· · · · and same instruction, but otherwise you can ·3· ·yesterday? ·4· · · · answer. ·4· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Same objection. ·5· · · · · · · MS. KAHN:· Objection. ·5· · · · A.· · Yes. ·6· · · · A.· · As I said, we were both upset to the ·6· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Go ahead. ·7· ·degree that Gonca was lying. ·7· ·BY MR. SOLOWAY: ·8· · · · Q.· · What did you say to your sister ·8· · · · Q.· · How many text exchanges did you have ·9· ·during the deposition yesterday? ·9· ·with your sister during the deposition 10· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Objection and same 10· ·yesterday? 11· · · · instruction. 11· · · · A.· · How many words? 12· · · · A.· · We said I can't believe Gonca is 12· · · · Q.· · How many exchanges were there?· You 13· ·lying, but of course. 13· ·know, when you send one and she sends one back, 14· · · · Q.· · Did you -- 14· ·how many roughly? 15· · · · A.· · I couldn't -- 15· · · · A.· · Maybe eight. 16· · · · Q.· · Sorry. 16· · · · Q.· · Okay. 17· · · · A.· · We -- I mean, she was lying to such 17· · · · · · · And so other than the substance of 18· ·a great extent it was upsetting to see her do 18· ·the case, what did you say to her and what did 19· ·that. 19· ·she say to you? 20· · · · Q.· · So did you communicate with your 20· · · · A.· · She said I can't.· I can't. I 21· ·sister Zeynep by text messages? 21· ·can't.· As in, I can't believe how much she's 22· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Same objection and same 22· ·lying. 23· · · · instruction. 23· · · · Q.· · And what did you say back? 24· · · · A.· · Very briefly. 24· · · · A.· · Exclamation points. 25· · · · Q.· · Yes or no.· Did you communicate with 25· · · · Q.· · Anything else? Page 12 Page 13 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · Y. Tekiner ·1· · · · · · · · · · · Y. Tekiner ·2· · · · A.· · Sometimes -- I can't. ·2· · · · A.· · Yeah. ·3· · · · Q.· · Did you use any descriptive words? ·3· · · · Q.· · Maybe less; right? ·4· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Same objection and ·4· · · · · · · And you are not -- you are ·5· · · · instruction. ·5· ·equivocal.· You are saying maybe. ·6· · · · · · · Go ahead. ·6· · · · · · · Did you have these exchanges?· I'm ·7· · · · A.· · No. ·7· ·trying to understand what you said to your ·8· · · · Q.· · None at all? ·8· ·sister and what she said back other than some ·9· · · · A.· · I don't think so, no.· It was -- ·9· ·exclamation points? 10· · · · Q.· · You don't think so?· What do you 10· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Objection to form. 11· ·mean? 11· · · · A.· · That's the substance of what the 12· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Todd, let her answer 12· ·text communications were. 13· · · · the question before you ask your next 13· · · · Q.· · Did you call her on the phone? 14· · · · question, please. 14· · · · A.· · I believe we spoke, yes. 15· · · · · · · Go ahead, Yasemin. 15· · · · Q.· · You believe or you did? 16· ·BY MR. SOLOWAY: 16· · · · A.· · We did.· We did speak. 17· · · · Q.· · What do you mean you don't think so? 17· · · · Q.· · What did you say to her and what did 18· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Did you finish your 18· ·she say to you? 19· · · · last answer, Yasemin? 19· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· And just same objection 20· · · · A.· · Yeah, I mean -- I would -- no -- I 20· · · · and also to the extent that there's any 21· ·don't believe we did. 21· · · · conversation about the case that are 22· · · · Q.· · Well, you had only eight exchanges; 22· · · · subject to the common interest agreement, 23· ·right? 23· · · · I'd instruct you not to answer; otherwise 24· · · · A.· · Maybe less. 24· · · · you can answer. 25· · · · · · · MR. PARKER:· Objection. 25· · · · A.· · It's the same thing.· What a liar.