{"id":994,"date":"2019-04-13T01:51:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T08:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/?p=994"},"modified":"2024-04-06T04:32:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T11:32:38","slug":"scientific-fraudster-or-pathological-liar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/scientific-fraudster-or-pathological-liar\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Fraudster or Pathological Liar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">This Facebook profile captured my attention due its frequent postings about robotics. The apparent owner is Mr. \u0130smail Hakk\u0131 Bafral\u0131. I don&#8217;t know who this person is or even he is a real person.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FaceBook-700x665.png?resize=700%2C665\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FaceBook.png?resize=700%2C665&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FaceBook.png?resize=600%2C570&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FaceBook.png?resize=300%2C285&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FaceBook.png?resize=768%2C729&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FaceBook.png?w=1714&amp;ssl=1 1714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">*****<br>His most recent posting (26 March 2019) was a \u201cdiploma\u201d \u2013 the picture of a document supposedly given to him by MIT which had several significant errors in it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">SCIENCES is misspelled as SCIENSES<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The capitalized word RECOMMENDATION had a dotted I (\u0130) which does not exist in English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Similarly, dotted I\u2019s in 4 other places in the document<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">It contains a strange statement \u201cDoctor Oder Professor\u201d; \u201coder\u201d means other in German and the statement is meaningless (or it is a misspell)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The \u201cdiploma\u201d is dated as March 26, 2019, but it is signed by MIT President <strong>Susan Hockfield<\/strong>. However, she stepped down in 2012. The <strong>current President<\/strong> of MIT is <strong>L. Rafael Reif<\/strong> since July 2, 2012.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Obviously, this is a forged document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FakeDiploma-700x515.jpg?resize=700%2C515\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FakeDiploma.jpg?resize=700%2C515&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FakeDiploma.jpg?resize=600%2C441&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FakeDiploma.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FakeDiploma.jpg?resize=768%2C565&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/FakeDiploma.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">****<br>Another posting claims an Award given to him at the ASME 39<sup>th<\/sup> Mechanism and Robotics Conference. This was posted in February 26, 2019, as if it is a new award. The entire award statement is carved on metal plate, but his name (suspiciously) looks printed (different font and color) and not completely horizontal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-Feb26-2019-700x1004.png?resize=700%2C1004\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-Feb26-2019.png?resize=700%2C1004&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-Feb26-2019.png?resize=600%2C861&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-Feb26-2019.png?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-Feb26-2019.png?resize=768%2C1101&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-Feb26-2019.png?w=1064&amp;ssl=1 1064w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Also, the ASME 39<sup>th<\/sup> Mechanism and Robotics Conference was held in <strong>2015<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-2015-700x179.png?resize=700%2C179\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-2015.png?resize=700%2C179&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-2015.png?resize=600%2C153&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-2015.png?resize=300%2C77&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-2015.png?resize=768%2C196&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39-2015.png?w=1590&amp;ssl=1 1590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">There is no mention of the name \u201cBafral\u0131\u201d in the Conference proceedings at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39Search-700x206.png?resize=700%2C206\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39Search.png?resize=700%2C206&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39Search.png?resize=600%2C177&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39Search.png?resize=300%2C88&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39Search.png?resize=768%2C227&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ASME39Search.png?w=1458&amp;ssl=1 1458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">****<br>On February 22, 2019, Mr. Bafral\u0131 posted a robot picture, being worked on an experiment station, seemingly in a lab space. He calls it \u201c<strong>Our first robot anthropomorphic (human) roboy<\/strong>\u201d, I am interpreting this post as he is developing the robot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"996\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HisFirstRobot1-700x996.png?resize=700%2C996\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HisFirstRobot1.png?resize=700%2C996&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HisFirstRobot1.png?resize=600%2C854&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HisFirstRobot1.png?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HisFirstRobot1.png?resize=768%2C1093&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/HisFirstRobot1.png?w=1030&amp;ssl=1 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">However, this is a robot developed by Boston Dynamics Company. See 1:35 in YouTube page <strong>Darpa PetMan Robot<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5S4ZPvr6ry4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5S4ZPvr6ry4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">****<br>In a February 19 posting, Mr. Bafral\u0131 claims he is working on another robot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AnotherRobot1-700x1015.png?resize=700%2C1015\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AnotherRobot1.png?resize=700%2C1015&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AnotherRobot1.png?resize=600%2C870&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AnotherRobot1.png?resize=207%2C300&amp;ssl=1 207w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AnotherRobot1.png?resize=768%2C1114&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AnotherRobot1.png?w=1034&amp;ssl=1 1034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"> But this is the well-known MIT Hermes robot: <a href=\"https:\/\/biomimetics.mit.edu\/research\/mit-hermes-project\">https:\/\/biomimetics.mit.edu\/research\/mit-hermes-project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT1-700x642.png?resize=700%2C642\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT1.png?resize=700%2C642&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT1.png?resize=600%2C550&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT1.png?resize=300%2C275&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT1.png?resize=768%2C704&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT1.png?w=1910&amp;ssl=1 1910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT2-700x209.png?resize=700%2C209\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT2.png?resize=700%2C209&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT2.png?resize=600%2C179&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT2.png?resize=300%2C89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT2.png?resize=768%2C229&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Another-HERMES-MIT2.png?w=2012&amp;ssl=1 2012w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mr. Bafral\u0131 is definitely not one of the developers of the Hermes Robot at MIT. All former and current members of the MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab are listed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/biomimetics.mit.edu\/people\">https:\/\/biomimetics.mit.edu\/people<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">****<br> In yet another posting, he claims to have received the <strong>Best Paper Award<\/strong> in IEEE RCAR 2019 (2019 IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics) held in March 20-21, 2019 in Okinawa, Japan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019-BestPaperAward-700x495.jpg?resize=700%2C495\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019-BestPaperAward.jpg?resize=700%2C495&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019-BestPaperAward.jpg?resize=600%2C425&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019-BestPaperAward.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019-BestPaperAward.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019-BestPaperAward.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">However, IEEE RCAR 2019 is held in August 4-9, 2019, in <strong>Irkutsk, Russia:  <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ieee-rcar.org\/\">http:\/\/www.ieee-rcar.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019-700x221.png?resize=700%2C221\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019.png?resize=700%2C221&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019.png?resize=600%2C189&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019.png?resize=300%2C95&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019.png?resize=768%2C242&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/RCAR2019.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">But, IEEE RCAR <strong>2017<\/strong> was held in July 14-18, 2017 in <strong>Okinawa, Japan. <\/strong>Furthermore, a paper with the above title (that Mr. Bafral\u0131 claims to have won the Best Paper Award for) <strong>exists<\/strong> in RCAR 2017: <a href=\"http:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/stamp\/stamp.jsp?tp=&amp;arnumber=8311827\">http:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/stamp\/stamp.jsp?tp=&amp;arnumber=8311827<\/a> ==&gt;&gt; <em>Real-time curvature estimation of printable soft gripper using electro-conductive yarnt. <\/em><strong>But the authors of this paper are<\/strong> Takahiro Matsuno, Zhongkui Wang and Shinichi Hirai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In summary: He takes a paper title from RCAR 2017 proceedings that has 3 Japanese\/Chinese authors, and photoshops a Best Paper Award certificate from RCAR 2019 with his name on it!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">****<br>In another but more disturbing posting in March 9, 2019, Mr. Bafral\u0131 claims he is in the <strong>Turkish Presidential Compound<\/strong> signing a project about \u201cdeveloping robot soldiers\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot1-700x882.png?resize=700%2C882\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot1.png?resize=700%2C882&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot1.png?resize=600%2C756&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot1.png?resize=238%2C300&amp;ssl=1 238w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot1.png?resize=768%2C967&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot1.png?w=1032&amp;ssl=1 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">However, this is just a stock photo used many different sites. I certainly hope, Turkish Government does not take this person seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot2-700x592.png?resize=700%2C592\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot2.png?resize=700%2C592&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot2.png?resize=600%2C508&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot2.png?resize=300%2C254&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot2.png?resize=768%2C650&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AskeriRobot2.png?w=1364&amp;ssl=1 1364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">****<br>Mr. Bafral\u0131 also posted that he was thanked by a well-known private Turkish university to have given a seminar on \u201cRobotik Bilim Projeleri ve Ak\u0131ll\u0131 Robot Yaz\u0131l\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n Geli\u015ftirilmesi\u201d (The English title &#8220;Robotic Science Projects and Developing Smart Robot Software&#8221; is rather incongruous)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi2-700x516.jpg?resize=700%2C516\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi2.jpg?resize=700%2C516&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi2.jpg?resize=600%2C442&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi2.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi2.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi2.jpg?w=1041&amp;ssl=1 1041w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This is also a fake document. I could not find any records of this conference series in <strong>2019<\/strong>. There were several talks in 2018. <strong>I asked a professor at the mentioned University and was told this conference series was not yet held in 2019.<\/strong> Indeed the document seems photoshopped; notice the fonts in the left and right pictures. The right picture refers to an actual seminar and was posted in the mentioned university&#8217;s web site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi3-700x454.png?resize=700%2C454\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi3.png?resize=700%2C454&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi3.png?resize=600%2C389&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi3.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi3.png?resize=768%2C498&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/YediTepeKonusmasi3.png?w=1744&amp;ssl=1 1744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"> ****<br>Mr. \u0130smail Hakk\u0131 Bafral\u0131 has no Google Scholar records of any conference or journal articles at all since 2015:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-13-at-11.48.47-AM-700x437.png?resize=700%2C437\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-13-at-11.48.47-AM.png?resize=700%2C437&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-13-at-11.48.47-AM.png?resize=600%2C374&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-13-at-11.48.47-AM.png?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cetinkayakoc.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-13-at-11.48.47-AM.png?resize=768%2C479&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">****<br>I wonder what we are dealing with here. Mr. Bafral\u0131 is putting a lot of efforts to generate forged documents, forged diplomas, and photoshopped pictures. I wonder if he is really benefiting from these efforts somehow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Is he a scientific fraudster or just a pathological liar? <br>I think the latter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Facebook profile captured my attention due its frequent postings about robotics. 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