Ex-Trump official Alina Habba to marry Turkish billionaire: report

Nypost · Sep 24, 2026 · 349 words · By Victor Nava

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Ex-Trump official Alina Habba to marry Turkish billionaire: report See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Alina Habba, the former acting New Jersey US attorney and one-time personal lawyer for President Trump, is reportedly engaged to a Turkish billionaire 13 years her junior.

Common ground

Habba, 42, is set to wed Turhan Mildon, 29, at an undisclosed location on Saturday, The Correspondent, an independent news outlet, first reported on Tuesday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Habba divorced her first husband, attorney Matthew Eyet, in 2019.”

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Claim 2: “The Turkish tycoon will be Habba’s third husband.”

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One source mentions the wedding occurred 'eight months after her second divorce', implying this is her third marriage, but there is no broad corroboration of her total number of husbands across the provided evidence.

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Claim 3: “Through his business, which specializes in energy, construction and mining, Mildon has developed close ties to government leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Venezuela, including interim President Delcy Rodriguez”

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Multiple sources report that Mildon's business (Miller Holding) specializes in construction, energy, and mining, and that he has ties to leaders in the DRC and Venezuela, specifically mentioning Delcy Rodriguez.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Turhan Mildon (born c. 1997) is a Turkish businessman and third-generation executive of Miller Holding, the family conglomerate founded by his grandfather in Gelibolu in 1967. He chairs Milvest, the g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turhan_Mildon

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web search NEUTRAL — According to The Post, Mildon has also reportedly developed close ties to government leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Venezuela, including interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
https://abc.vhrghala.org/p/https/economictimes.indiatimes.co…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mildon told Forbes Turkey he also has projects in the works in other emerging markets like Senegal, Ghana and Liberia. The businessman then expanded his efforts into Venezuela as a result of having fr…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/10/09/what-to…

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Claim 4: “She has been floated as a potential successor to Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, but has denied having interest in the role.”

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Claim 5: “the Daily Mail ran into Habba and Mildon outside the ritzy Polo Room restaurant in West Palm Beach, Fla.”

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Multiple sources confirm the Daily Mail spotted the couple outside the Polo Room restaurant in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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web search NEUTRAL — Most recently, the Daily Mail ran into Habba and Mildon outside the ritzy Polo Room restaurant in West Palm Beach, Fla. Habba was wearing a large diamond engagement ring believed to be at least 23 car…
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/ex-trump-official-alin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alina Habba married Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon during a lavish Saturday celebration at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria.Their relationship drew further attention last week when they were seen ou…
https://www.rvmnews.com/2026/09/alina-habba-marries-turkish-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Last week, Habba and Mildon were spotted outside the upscale Polo Room restaurant in West Palm Beach. Habba was wearing a large diamond engagement ring estimated to weigh at least 23 carats, paired wi…
https://style.news.am/eng/news/116355/former-trump-lawyer-al…

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Claim 6: “Mildon is the CEO of Miller Holding, a prominent Turkish multinational conglomerate founded by his grandfather in 1967.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Turhan Mildon is a third-generation executive/CEO of Miller Holding, founded by his grandfather in 1967.

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web search NEUTRAL — Turhan Mildon (born c. 1997) [a] is a Turkish businessman and third-generation executive of Miller Holding, the family conglomerate founded by his grandfather in Gelibolu in 1967.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turhan_Mildon

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web search NEUTRAL — Turhan Mildon, CEO of Miller Holding, which operates in the fields of international investment, construction, and industry, leads value-creating projects across different geographies in line with the …
https://www.turhanmildon.com/?lang=en

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Claim 7: “Habba, who rose to prominence after Trump hired her as his personal attorney in 2021, briefly worked in the West Wing last year as a counselor to the president before she was picked to lead the New Jersey US Attorneys Office.”

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Claim 8: “Alina Habba, the former acting New Jersey US attorney and one-time personal lawyer for President Trump, is reportedly engaged to a Turkish billionaire 13 years her junior.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm Alina Habba is engaged to/married a Turkish billionaire named Turhan Mildon who is 13 years her junior (Habba 42, Mildon 29). Wikipedia confirms her role as acting US attorney for New Jersey in 2025.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrians

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable Assyrians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_Assyrians

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alina Saad Habba (born March 25, 1984) is an American lawyer and political advisor who was named acting United States attorney for the District of New Jersey in July 2025, having previously served in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alina_Habba

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Claim 9: “Habba, 42, is set to wed Turhan Mildon, 29, at an undisclosed location on Saturday”

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Multiple sources explicitly state Habba (42) was set to wed Turhan Mildon (29) on a Saturday. Some sources confirm the wedding took place at the Waldorf Astoria.

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web search NEUTRAL — Alina Habba and Turkish billionaire Turhan Mildon married Saturday in a roughly $10 million wedding at New York's Waldorf Astoria - timed to the last day of UN week so foreign diplomats in town could …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxsGfPurOio

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web search NEUTRAL — Alina Habba Marries Turkish Billionaire Turhan Mildon At Posh NYC Hotel.Meet the Turkish Businessman Set to Marry Trump’s Former Lawyer Alina Habba; Check His Age, Career, Wife, Relationship, Children…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 10: “Habba was wearing a large diamond engagement ring believed to be at least 23 carats.”

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Multiple sources report that Habba was wearing a diamond engagement ring estimated to be at least 23 carats during the Polo Room sighting.

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Claim 11: “Habba and Mildon first met earlier this year at a Kennedy Center event in Washington”

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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence provided for claims 4 and 5 explicitly mentions that 'Habba and Mildon first met earlier this year at a Kennedy Center event in Washington'.

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Claim 12: “Mildon is also previously divorced, according to the Daily Mail.”

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Claim 13: “The brunette firebrand divorced her second husband, parking lot magnate Gregg Reuben, sometime after she resigned from her role as the Garden State’s top federal prosecutor last December.”

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Claim 14: “They were later seen partying together at the Executive Branch, a private club in Washington, DC, on the Fourth of July.”

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Multiple sources report the couple was seen at the Executive Branch private club in Washington, DC, on the Fourth of July.

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web search NEUTRAL — Habba and Mildon's relationship first became public earlier this year. The pair were reportedly introduced through a mutual friend and were first seen together at a Kennedy Center event in Washington.…
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/trumps-former-lawyer-alina-h…

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web search NEUTRAL — Habba and Mildon were first seen together publicly in April at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. That event was cut short when a gunman attempted to rush the ballroom.
https://www.rvmnews.com/2026/09/alina-habba-marries-turkish-…

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web search NEUTRAL — They were later seen partying together at the Executive Branch, a private club in Washington, DC, on the Fourth of July.Habba and Mildon first met earlier this year at a Kennedy Center event in Washin…
https://www.aol.com/articles/ex-trump-official-alina-habba-0…

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Claim 15: “The couple was first spotted together publicly in April, at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that was cut short when a gunman attempted to rush the ballroom.”

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Multiple sources report the couple's first public appearance was in April at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which was interrupted by a gunman.

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web search NEUTRAL — Habba and Mildon first met earlier this year at a Kennedy Center event in Washington, according to the outlet. Habba rose to prominence after Trump hired her as his personal attorney in 2021.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/24/us-news/ex-trump-official-alin…

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web search NEUTRAL — The couple was first spotted publicly together in April at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, according to the outlet. Months later, Habba appeared with a then-unidentified man at a Fourth of Jul…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/a…

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