Turkish company records seen by the MoS show that Mr Teja listed his address as a property in Mayfair, which is also linked to Ms Karnuts and Mr Shamji. He lived in Germany, but would come to see the factory,’ Mr Ates added. Mr Ates said he was promised payment within two months of 456,000 lira (£8,000), which included one and a half month’s unpaid salary, holiday and severance pay – but he received nothing. Safiyaa said Mr Teja provided consultancy services to Safiyaa but he was not an employee and the label never owned or operated Atelier Nouveau nor employed any of the workers. Mr Teja and Mr Eusebio Alburquerque could not be contacted for comment.

Source: Daily Mail December 28, 2025 14:00 UTC