"Tourist beaten with a sunbed in Alanya! The business has been sealed."

19.05.2025 15:54

In the Alanya district of Antalya, a dispute over sunbed rental led to an employee of the beach business assaulting a tourist. District Governor Fatih Ürkmezer announced that the establishment has been sealed. The business owner claimed that the tourist was intoxicated, threw a sunbed at a customer in the cabana, and when he tried to intervene, the tourist assaulted him.

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On May 16, a dispute broke out between a facility employee and a foreign tourist at the Damlataş Beach establishment. According to eyewitnesses, the tourist, who wanted to rent a sunbed but gave up after finding the price too high, wanted to put his belongings in the sand and go swimming. The argument between the tourist and the facility employee, who warned him to go elsewhere, escalated. The facility employee assaulted the tourist in front of other vacationers, claiming that the tourist had responded to him disrespectfully. While bystanders intervened to calm the situation, the tourist left the beach. Footage of the incident quickly spread on social media. The video showed moments when the person identified as a tourist was assaulted.

"THE ESTABLISHMENT WAS SEALED ON THE SAME DAY"

Alanya District Governor Fatih Ürkmezer announced that the establishment in question had been sealed, stating, "Judicial and administrative proceedings have been initiated immediately regarding the attack on the tourist that occurred at a beach establishment in Alanya, which does not reflect our city and tourism understanding. The mentioned establishment was sealed by the municipal police on the same day the incident occurred and is still sealed. There will be no tolerance for approaches that contradict the hospitality understanding of both our city and our country in Alanya, one of the first cities where tourism began in Turkey," he said.

"I HAVE A MEDICAL REPORT, THE TOURIST DOES NOT"

After the incident, the owner of the establishment, Serhan Koçaroğlu, sent a written statement to the press. Koçaroğlu claimed that the incident occurred outside the boundaries of his establishment, stating, "A Russian tourist under the influence of alcohol threw a sunbed at our Turkish customer sitting in a cabana on our beach. When I went to intervene, I was physically assaulted by the said tourist." Koçaroğlu, who stated that he called the police after the attack and went to the hospital, said he received a medical report and that a record was made, adding that the tourist had no injuries and did not obtain a medical report.

"THE FOOTAGE DOES NOT BELONG TO THE BEGINNING OF THE INCIDENT"

Koçaroğlu claimed that the footage circulating on social media reflects the aftermath of the incident, saying, "Some citizens who saw me being assaulted and the reactions of our Turkish customers on the beach recorded the ensuing scuffle. There is no footage of the beginning of the incident. Additionally, it is not legally possible to have security cameras in the beach area." He stated that he did not file any criminal complaints after the incident but expressed his sadness over the negative perception created about the establishment, saying, "I did not file a complaint to prevent any damage to Alanya's tourism image. However, I would like to inform the public that I reserve all my legal rights due to the unfounded news published by some media outlets," he stated.