A British couple claimed a birthday trip to Turkey ended in torture at the hands of police, who allegedly punched, kicked and poured water over the man’s head and sexually assaulted his partner.
The 30-year-old man and his partner, 23, from the West Midlands, flew to Antalya to celebrate the woman’s birthday by spending two days in Kemer, a seaside resort 50 minutes south of the airport.
The tourists claim they were kidnapped by several police officers and taken to what they described as a “military base,” where guards proceeded to torture them by violently beating the man and forcing his girlfriend to drink an unidentifiable “black liquid.”
‘About six officers ended up hitting me, punching me and slapping my head and face. “Everyone took turns,” said the victim, who preferred to remain anonymous.
‘They took me to a back garden. He was still handcuffed. They told me to get on my knees.
‘I thought: ‘This is it, I’m going to die.’ The atmosphere felt like death. Then they bathed me with cold water for half an hour. I was shaking,” she declared.
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A couple claimed a birthday trip to Turkey ended in torture at the hands of police, who “hit, kicked and poured water over the man’s head” and “sexually assaulted” their partner (pictured: facial injuries of women after vacation).
The woman was left with bruises on her body and face in addition to what she said looked like a needle wound.
The 30-year-old and his partner, 23, from the West Midlands, flew to Antalya to celebrate the woman’s birthday by spending two days in Kemer (pictured).
The nightmare began on May 11, a day after their arrival in Turkey, when the couple decided to retire to their hotel after spending the afternoon at a cocktail bar.
The Briton, who asked to remain anonymous, said a local man tried to take his girlfriend’s purse.
He yelled at the would-be assailant and scared him, allowing the couple to continue walking towards their hotel.
But minutes later a police car stopped next to them.
According to the 30-year-old tourist, six officers got out of the car and told the couple that they had to return to the police station.
Tourists now believe that the location was some sort of military base given the distance between the destination and their initial location.
When they arrived, the couple say they were immediately separated, placed in separate rooms and tortured by the group of Turkish police.
The man told how the guards brutally beat him, showered him with cold water from a hose, handcuffed his hands behind his back and then left him shivering in the night air.
The horrified tourist then described how he heard his girlfriend screaming in another room.
She later claimed that the guards had sexually assaulted her.
And he added: “They made her drink a black liquid and threatened her if she didn’t.”
The woman claims the guards sexually assaulted her and forced her to drink an unidentifiable liquid. In this image you can see bruises on her face.
The shocking experience took place in Kemer (pictured), a coastal resort 50 minutes south of the airport.
The nightmare ended abruptly when a man tourists described as a “good sergeant” arrived and asked officers what was happening.
The couple was immediately released, but all their possessions, including phones and money, were taken from them.
The woman also suspects she was injected with an unknown substance after later discovering what appeared to be a needle-like wound on her body.
Stunned by their ordeal, the British tourists were desperate to leave and decided to check out of their hotel the next day and catch a flight back to the UK.
But they faced even more fear and intimidation.
The man stated that when they went down to the check-out counter, some of the agents were waiting for them in the lobby.
Their executioners remained silent, simply watching the couple as they packed their bags and left the hotel.
But upon arrival at the airport, the couple said they were stopped by another officer, who handed them a mobile phone with a live call.
To their surprise, when they responded to the call they heard one of the captors on the other end of the line, who allegedly threatened them and told them to “keep quiet.”
Explaining how the disturbing incident unfolded, the British tourist said: ‘(The airport officer) came back and told me there’s someone on the phone who wants to speak to you. He was thinking, “Thank God, it’s the British Embassy.”
“But it was the same police officers who attacked us. They said, “Go back to your country. If you ever talk about our police again, there will be problems.”
‘I was about to break down, thinking are they going to come here? My girlfriend and I were running through the airport hidden.
‘As soon as we checked in and were on the air, I told my girlfriend “we’re going home.”
‘It was the worst experience of my life.’
Upon arrival at Antalya airport, the couple said another officer stopped them and handed them a mobile phone with a live call. On the other end of the line were their captors, threatening them and telling them to “keep quiet.”
The couple’s flight took off from Turkey late on May 12 and landed early the next morning, on May 13.
Once they landed at Birmingham airport, the disheveled couple were detained by West Midlands Police officers who were concerned for their welfare, the man said.
“As soon as we got off the plane, the (West Midlands) police officers saw us,” he said.
‘They’ve come and grabbed me, thinking ‘do we have domestic violence here?’ I didn’t even say anything, my girlfriend started crying, she said ‘look at her body’.
The man said that once police officers saw his injuries, they asked the couple what had happened.
West Midlands Police confirmed they had spoken to the couple and given them advice.
The man added: “We just want justice.”
A West Midlands Police spokesperson added: ‘Officers spoke to two people at Birmingham Airport on May 13, who made several allegations that they had been assaulted while abroad. They were supported by officers and counselled.’
A spokesperson for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “We are supporting a British couple following an incident in Turkey and are in contact with local authorities.”
MailOnline has contacted the Antalya Police Department press office for comment.
