PLEASE READ AND BEWARE
We have been property owners in Uzumlu for the past 14 years. We have seen the Village grow into a thriving community of Turkish and ex pats. We have seen and supported local businesses become established in their success.
Unfortunately we have a very shocking experience that happened to our Daughter and her boyfriend to report to you all. We wish everyone to be very aware of the true facts and ensure that it does not happen to any members of your family or friends.
On Sunday 14th Sept Our daughter and her boyfriend went for a meal at a very well known bar and restaurant in the centre of Uzumlu village. This was the 5th meal they had at the restaurant during their 2 week stay and the owner has known all of our family for over 10 years now. A great steak was eaten by both of them and they had a really nice evening together. After their meal the owner joined them in the seating area with a friend of his who owns another style of take away business within the village. They had a great time chatting, having drinks, learning some Turkish and generally playing music.
Moods started to change and our Daughter could feel tension brewing between the men so she said to her boyfriend it was time to go home.
They left the restaurant and had only walked several paces when they turned and heard the owner running towards them shouting abuse with a large brick/stone in his hand. His friend managed to hold him back and our daughter shouted what on earth are you doing the look in the eyes of the owner was one of pure hatred and
he said he was going to kill her boyfriend, both her and her boyfriend were in total shock at the outburst and were also uneasy and worried about walking home.
They continued to walk back to our Villa on the lane passing (Paradise Garden Villa with the white wall) Then they heard a car and being as it was approx. 3am they began to worry.
Our daughter was told to hide behind a wall and her boyfriend ran and lay flat in the shadows of waste land at side of the road.
The car passed with no headlights and he could see it was the owner of the bar and some friends. The car continued to drive away so they both stood up and went to continue home to be shocked that the car had stopped suddenly and started to reverse. Our daughter instantly hid behind the wall again but in a split second the Owner got out of the car and ran and hit her boyfriend with what they believe was a thick piece of wood or baseball bat, all that our Daughter could hear was her boyfriend shouting the owners name and then the thuds as he was battered across the back of his head causing a gash that needed 12 stiches, the friends then joined in kicking and stripping him of his shorts, which had his wallet containing 350TL, £140 credit cards and driving licence and iphone. She was totally petrified but afraid to shout out for what might then happen to her, the car drove off very fast and she could hear it screeching around the village for a long time. She felt as if she was in a horrific movie.
She was then on her own no boyfriend to be seen not knowing if her boyfriend had been taken or managed to get away or even if he was alive. She ran over gardens, fields through barbed wire to keep off the main lanes until she eventually made it back to our Villa. She was banging on the front door in hope that her boyfriend had made it back and luckily he had, he had kept the villa lights off so that nobody knew he was there. He had in a split second when the men turned away managed to drag himself to his feet and run for his life. When our daughter got in to the Villa he was petrified as was she and his head was pouring in blood and he was in a really bad way. Not knowing what to do next they rang on our neighbours bell and then the Jandarma were called which then led to another major nightmare of events.
The Jandarma took them both to the Jandarma Station followed by our neighbours.
They were asked to sit in a very small room and who should then enter the room but the Owner and then the Owners dad joined them who owns a well known shop within the village. They were offered money by the Owners Dad if they would not press charges. As the Owner already has 3 other charges against him.
However, they did press charges and a translator was called to take the statements. The Jandarma then escorted them to the hospital for x rays and several stitches to her boyfriends head. Our Neighbours also attended all of this.
We are not sure what the outcome will be as our Daughter does not think the statements were written in Turkish word for word. We do have copies and they will be getting them translated.
Please just be aware we are just a quiet family feeling extremely distraught to even write this post. Nobody had been out of order that night our Daughter is 24 and her boyfriend 36. They are not drunken louts they were just enjoying what was their last evening of their holiday and this was the result of that.
We know that cover up stories are being brandished around but this is the truth and you we genuinely think you all have the right to know.
