Mark Buddle’s wife Mel Ter Wisscha is loving her life in Turkey
As Comanchero leader Mark Buddle fights deportation from Turkey, his glamorous wife has been living it up — shopping, sightseeing and socialising. SEE ALL-NEW PICS AND VIDEO.
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The glamorous wife of Australia’s most notorious drug lord has spent the past four weeks travelling around Turkey’s glorious coast as her husband bounced from country to country fearing for his safety.
The insight into Mel Ter Wisscha’s life as the better half of Comanchero leader Mark Buddle can be revealed for the first time as the bikie boss fights deportation back to Australia.
Ms Ter Wisscha has spent weeks in a luxury slice of Turkey’s coastline, taking trips to high-end designer stores and enjoying the coral blue seas of the Mediterranean.
The images obtained by the Saturday Telegraph paint a picture of a life of luxury, not so much one of life the run.
There is no suggestion Ms Ter Wisscha is involved in any wrongdoing.
Buddle, meanwhile, is understood to have married another woman in the safe haven of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus in a last-ditch attempt to stay in the small statelet.
While Buddle was jetting from Germany and back to North Cyprus again, Ms Ter Wisscha enjoyed the sights of Istanbul’s grand mosque, and cocktails at the luxury D Maris Bay hotel.
Life with one of Australia’s toughest crime bosses has some perks — Buddle at one point was estimated to have more than $100 million in the bank.
Buddle and his family left Dubai last year after news of the AN0M bust broke, heading for Turkey.
On some of the sun-filled days this summer, Ms Ter Wisscha and a friend dashed around the beautiful blue waters of Bodrum on a boat.
Other items on the bucket list for what appears to be a lavish girls’ trip was checking out the historic city’s grand bazaar and a rooftop bar.
When they weren’t shopping in stores like Prada and Fendi, drinks were on the menu, with some of the most enviable views in the world.
One of the videos in question, showing the beautiful beach she now calls home, is captioned “never coming home”.
However, after his dramatic arrest, it appears Buddle may well be coming home. If he does, it probably won’t be to a warm welcome. However, police will be happy to see him.
On Wednesday, Ms Ter Wisscha broke her silence, revealing her heartbreak at Buddle’s capture.
“Trying to stay positive, better days are on their way,” she wrote.
“As much as I want to hide away, I have to fake that smile. I have to show up for my kids.
“He would not want it any different, his kids are his world.
“I may be posting like I am having the time of my life but I am not. This is social media.”
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