The wealthy age-gap husband of Donald Trump's former attorney Alina Habba is even younger than he is publicly reported to be, reports claim.
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Turkish businessman and self-described billionaire Turhan Mildon, whose age has always been reported as 29, married Habba, 42, in a glitzy wedding in New York City in September, just months after the pair met.
But on Saturday The New York Times claimed to have spoken to multiple sources who said Mildon is actually only 25 years old, meaning Habba is a full 17 years older than her husband.
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The Times interviewed former classmates of Mildon who said he was 25.
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The paper also obtained a copy of his US visa and Turkish passport photo page, both of which list his date of birth as December 2 2000.
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The Daily Mail contacted Mildon's firm Miller Holding and Alina Habba for comment.
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Mildon, whose grandpa was a Turkish energy magnate, has caused drama in Trump circles in recent weeks over his planned donation to the Kennedy Center.
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He is publicly reported to be 29-years-old, but records obtained by The New York Times said the Turkish billionaire is actually only 25
Mildon and Alina Habba outside the Polo Room in Palm Beach last month.
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At 42, Habba would be 17 years older than her spouse, if claims about his real birth date are to be believed
Habba accused former Kennedy Center boss Ric Grenell of failing to pass on $5.6 million Mildon says he donated to the Washington DC arts venue.
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Grenell denies those allegations, with the White House still investigating them, the Daily Mail reported earlier this month.
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It is unclear when or how exactly Mildon met Habba, and the couple were first seen together in public in April, when the White House Correspondents' Dinner was cut short by an active shooter.
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Mildon has been seen with Habba at a number of White House events in the months since, and the pair tied the knot in September in Manhattan's newly-reopened Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
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The ceremony marked Habba's third wedding, and at the time it was reported that it was Mildon's second wedding.
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His previous marriage in 2021 into the family of a prominent Turkish magnate ended in 2024.
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However, the Times reported that several of Mildon's former confidants said he had a legally non-binding religious marriage to María Ceballos, the daughter of Venezuelan military commander Adm. Remigio Ceballos, last year.
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That relationship, before Mildon met Habba, reportedly took place at a time when Mildon was pursuing business deals in Venezuela.
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Mildon's spokesperson told the Times that the couple only had an engagement ceremony, however, Ceballos reportedly told friends she was his wife.
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Religious marriages in Turkey are not legally binding, so his statement that he was only engaged to Ceballos may be accurate even if his ex claims they wed.
Habba seen in the Oval Office alongside President Trump in March 2025
Habba and Mildon's wedding was held in September in New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Mildon is the CEO of investment firm Miller Holding
Mildon has also portrayed himself as a billionaire, and he previously told Forbes Turkey that his companies' revenues climbed over $2.6 billion in 2025.
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He has business interests in Venezuela and the Congo.
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Mildon came into President Trump's orbit via Habba, with the ongoing wrangle over his donation to the Kennedy Center said to have caused Trump considerable stress.
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After Habba laid out her claims about what she says is the missing $5.6 million, Trump is said to have turned to White House counsel Will Scharf and said: 'Take this seriously, figure it out, and come back to me ASAP.'
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Grenell denied Habba's claims in a subsequent phone call with Trump.
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He again denied the donation claim in a statement given to the Daily Mail, saying: 'It's absurd.
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I've never asked for one cent to be sent somewhere else pretending it was for the Kennedy Center and I've never received any payment from him at all,' Grenell said in a statement to the Daily Mail.
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'Make [Mildon] give proof to what he is claiming he gave,'
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