lˈaɪk blˈʌmkɪn, ˈæɡeɪbkˌɑːv tɹˈævəld tə tˈɜːki ˌɔn ɐ pˈɜːʒən pˈæspoːɹt ænd pˈoʊzd æz ɐ wˈɛlθi ˈɛθnɪk ɑːɹmˈiːniən mˈɜːtʃənt ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈeɪm ʌv nˈɜːsᵻz ˈɑːvsɪpɪən.
Like Blumkin, Agabekov travelled to Turkey on a Persian passport and posed as a wealthy ethnic Armenian merchant under the name of Nerses Ovsepyan.