11 August 2023 , 09:09
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Shocking video shows the moment a British man was led away before being allegedly tied to a chair and killed with a lethal injection after falling in love in Turkey.
Murat Arpapay was working as a translator in Istanbul after starting a new life in the country. His body was discovered in the ventilation shaft of a rented apartment and reported to police on July 27. Security camera footage shows Mr Arpapay arriving at the apartment, where he was later found, with a woman named Muhterem Percikli, 19, who is said to have been his girlfriend.
The video showed the unaware Brit, 57, walking calmly into the building holding a carrier bag behind his blue-haired partner he met after moving to Turkey. it is alleged he was later tied to a chair and given a lethal injection, according to Turkish police.
Murat Arpapay is seen on the video following a woman to the building where he died (Newsflash)His body was taken to the Sirinevler Forensic Medicine Institute, as it was considered a suspicious death and an autopsy revealed he had been killed by a chemical injection. Following the report, the police initiated an investigation into the incident.
Ms Percikli was taken into custody by police who also identified three alleged accomplices - Serpil Demir, Dogan Sariyildiz, and Fatih Erginoglu - who had entered the apartment shortly after the couple. A fifth suspect was also identified as Ersen Basak. According to the statements provided by the suspects, Mr Arpapay, who had met Ersen Basak on social media, had lived in England for many years. After returning to Turkey, he told Basak that he supported himself with money sent by his family from England.
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Mr Arpapay is said to have been killed by a lethal injection (Newsflash)
Mr Arpapay met Muhterem Percikli, 19, in Istanbul (Newsflash)Upon discovering he kept the money at his residence, Basak allegedly devised a plan and sought assistance from Percikli and her friend, Demir, to steal the cash. The idea was for Percikli and Demir to visit a cafe owned by Basak, where they would meet the victim who would be sitting there.
It is claimed Percikli got to know Mr Arpapay, becoming friends and later developing a romantic relationship. On the day of the incident, Percikli met Mr Arpapay at a rented apartment and shortly afterwards Demir, Sariyildiz, and Erginoglu also went to the same place.
The victim still has family living in the UK (Newsflash)
Serpil Demir is another of the suspects identified by police (Newsflash)Mr Arpapay allegedly had his hands tied and was injected with a chemical substance using a needle, resulting in his death. The suspects then fled the scene after allegedly placing his body in the ventilation shaft of the building. Basak, the mastermind of the plan, is said to have fled to Georgia, while Sariyildiz and Erginoglu, who allegedly committed the murder, escaped to Cyprus.
The investigation is ongoing.