Neighbourhood watch
With all the burglaries I'm sure if people become more vigilant to what is going on around them and take more notice. Hopefully some may get reported.
The old couple who have an apartment ground floor in my block in full view of apartments and some people living over the road were burgled shortly after they arrived end of April. The metal secuity grill was removed and they had just popped out to the shop nearby. When they returned shortly after The suitcases were strewn all over the room and they took gold jewellery. The old man was downhearted for weeks as this was the 2nd time. First time he went out after burglary and bought security grills. There were a lot of burglaries that week reported.
This is another story and this cannot be singled out: There must be many more we don't hear of.
Below this was in the voices newspaper this week.
Another Brit bites the dust
WHILE out walking our dog, I bumped into an old friend, not seen for a considerable time. The usual greetings followed, when I noticed a distinct air of disheartenment in his voice.
"You ok," I asked? "Will be at 6pm tonight" came the reply. "Because me and Yvonne are off back to England, had enough of this place, second robbery in 5 months, this time they took the lot".
Apparently, in May this year, they arrived to find burglars had paid a visit: TV, DVD, sat box, and a few other more valuable and easily transportable goods, gone.
Despondent, but not yet disheartened, they replaced the stolen items, and put it down to experience. Returning once more, just last week, this time they arrived to an apartment stripped of everything except two double beds and a large wardrobe!
And I mean everything: pots and pans, clothes, bedding, sofas, curtains, even knives and forks, and pictures off the walls.
Peter told me, he had to do a double take when he entered the apartment because he thought he must be in the wrong one!
The thieves, ripped bars from the back balcony, removed the door and adjoining window, to ease the removal of all personal possessions.
The police are at a loss, mainly because they don't know when the burglary took place. Because of this, their actions were muted, and left Peter and his wife with a distinct bad taste.
Peter has sold the apartment back to the estate agent he bought from two years ago, at several thousand pounds loss, money paid into the bank, and transferred back to England.
His parting comments were that he has been coming to Turkey for over ten years, and loves the way of life, the people, and the climate, but this was the final straw. Both he, and his wife may never return to Turkey, and certainly never to Altinkum.
This is not the only instance of such appalling happenings, yet nothing seems to be being done to stem this rising tide of criminal behavior. If this continues, unchecked, then Altinkum will end up a ghost town!
Post all the advertising you like, spend millions on the promotion of Turkey, but the fact remains, word of mouth can bring all the good work crashing down.
Peter and Yvonne will now return to England totally disheartened, and will not recommend Turkey, or Altinkum to anyone. Their dreams of retirement to the sun shattered. It is time to clamp down on this, and hard, before Altinkum falls by the wayside and becoming known as a place to avoid.
The old couple who have an apartment ground floor in my block in full view of apartments and some people living over the road were burgled shortly after they arrived end of April. The metal secuity grill was removed and they had just popped out to the shop nearby. When they returned shortly after The suitcases were strewn all over the room and they took gold jewellery. The old man was downhearted for weeks as this was the 2nd time. First time he went out after burglary and bought security grills. There were a lot of burglaries that week reported.
This is another story and this cannot be singled out: There must be many more we don't hear of.
Below this was in the voices newspaper this week.
Another Brit bites the dust
WHILE out walking our dog, I bumped into an old friend, not seen for a considerable time. The usual greetings followed, when I noticed a distinct air of disheartenment in his voice.
"You ok," I asked? "Will be at 6pm tonight" came the reply. "Because me and Yvonne are off back to England, had enough of this place, second robbery in 5 months, this time they took the lot".
Apparently, in May this year, they arrived to find burglars had paid a visit: TV, DVD, sat box, and a few other more valuable and easily transportable goods, gone.
Despondent, but not yet disheartened, they replaced the stolen items, and put it down to experience. Returning once more, just last week, this time they arrived to an apartment stripped of everything except two double beds and a large wardrobe!
And I mean everything: pots and pans, clothes, bedding, sofas, curtains, even knives and forks, and pictures off the walls.
Peter told me, he had to do a double take when he entered the apartment because he thought he must be in the wrong one!
The thieves, ripped bars from the back balcony, removed the door and adjoining window, to ease the removal of all personal possessions.
The police are at a loss, mainly because they don't know when the burglary took place. Because of this, their actions were muted, and left Peter and his wife with a distinct bad taste.
Peter has sold the apartment back to the estate agent he bought from two years ago, at several thousand pounds loss, money paid into the bank, and transferred back to England.
His parting comments were that he has been coming to Turkey for over ten years, and loves the way of life, the people, and the climate, but this was the final straw. Both he, and his wife may never return to Turkey, and certainly never to Altinkum.
This is not the only instance of such appalling happenings, yet nothing seems to be being done to stem this rising tide of criminal behavior. If this continues, unchecked, then Altinkum will end up a ghost town!
Post all the advertising you like, spend millions on the promotion of Turkey, but the fact remains, word of mouth can bring all the good work crashing down.
Peter and Yvonne will now return to England totally disheartened, and will not recommend Turkey, or Altinkum to anyone. Their dreams of retirement to the sun shattered. It is time to clamp down on this, and hard, before Altinkum falls by the wayside and becoming known as a place to avoid.
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