Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Other Local Resorts & Areas => Uzumlu Discussion Forum => Topic started by: hamilton on June 08, 2008, 10:48:49 AM
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We had our house broken into last night, we live on the Cadianda Rd, did any one see any unusual between 6pm & 11pm. the break in we think took place between 8am & 9am we are pretty sure the robbers must have been observing our movements, we were out for under 2 hrs. When we returned at 10pm our house had been broken into among things that were stolen was a 200kg safe which was found hidden behind a wall in the cemetery. So if you saw 3 or 4 men behaving strangely in the vicinity could you please report to the Jandarma.
I would like to thank the professional and swift reaction of the Jandarma who did recover all the stolen items. I would also like to thank Aytyn of Villa office Uzumlu for all of his time & help last night.
It is a wake up call for all of us to be a little more vigilant, in the security of our properties.
Though all the goods were recovered damage to the property did occur.
thanks
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Really sorry to hear your news :( very glad that things were recovered quickly and no one hurt. We too are on Cadianda road, so thank you so much for letting us know, my Mum is out at the moment and I will text her to be extra aware with leaving the patio doors open etc. Our neighbours were robbed in March, lost tv, dvd, laptop etc. :(:( Little Bu**ers[:(!][:(!]
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Sorry to hear the news about your break in. We were broken into last year as well and it was a wake up call to beef up our security which we have now done. At least you got all your belongings back.
The Jandarma were very good with our troubles so well done to them in helping you and lets hope the catch the toe rags soon.
Fi & Eric
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Very sorry to hear this. Glad you got your stuff back and no one was hurt. I assume you mean the robbery was between 8 and 9 pm? (not am!). I think I am right in saying that burglaries in the village are still a rare occurrence and this shoud re-assure those of you reading this in uk.
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Originally posted by chris tippett
Very sorry to hear this. Glad you got your stuff back and no one was hurt. I assume you mean the robbery was between 8 and 9 pm? (not am!). I think I am right in saying that burglaries in the village are still a rare occurrence and this shoud re-assure those of you reading this in uk.
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Originally posted by hamilton
Originally posted by chris tippett
Very sorry to hear this. Glad you got your stuff back and no one was hurt. I assume you mean the robbery was between 8 and 9 pm? (not am!). I think I am right in saying that burglaries in the village are still a rare occurrence and this shoud re-assure those of you reading this in uk.
Sorry about the am pm cofusion, it was a long night and it was pm. i believe there have been 2 break-ins in the last week, for such a small area I think thats a lot. any break in is one too many, but thanks for your re-assurance.
Tony
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Did something happen last night? We saw a police car near us, it briefly had it's siren on. Then we saw 2 Jandarma with strong torches walking round the lanes and through the olive groves, coming to our villa to have a look at us and the neighbours. Then later we saw a police car come round twice. This is exceptional where we are.
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Rindaloo - where are you ?
We are in the olive groves on the cadianda road (just as you leave the village on the left). Mum was out last week and said that the Jandarma were very active, and walked the lanes most nights with strong torches, and rattled the gates to make sure every thing was locked up. They made a point of shouting out to Mum every night to make sure she was ok. (really reassuring for her).
If anyone has any news, please let us know.....
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I am very close to the PO garage (the red one) in fact, I am behind Timur's little shop. Isn't it good to know the Jandarma are out there keeping an eye.
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We were on our way back from the Air port early hours of this morning ,when we came upon a Turkish girl who had been robbed and we think abused and the dumped on the Uzumlu road out of Fethiye , we brought her to the Jandarma in Uzumlu, so this may have started all the activity, if anyone speeks Turkish , and can find out from the Jandarma the girls condition you can contact by email would be grateful Calvin and Jill
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All this kicked off at about 10pm I think. Carried on till 1am. So nothing to do with that poor girl. How vile. I hope the creep gets caught.
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:o:( That poor girl. Thank goodness you came along Calvin. Hope she is OK....
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Isn't this a bit odd for Turkey? One of the reasons I moved out here was because I thought this was a reasonably safe place. A few days ago I heard someone walking on the gravel outside the front of my house (I live here by myself but with dog) Unfortunately there are no street lights (no street in fact, on the hill off the Old Denizly Road, no neighbours etc.) Was spooked but couldn't see anything because it was pitch black but know someone was there. I thought things like this were far and few between. Perhaps the Western world is catching up with life here. Sad.
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Peecee you are worrying me!Please buy some outdoor lighting,solar powered etc.The bad guys (if it was one) will always think twice about a property that looks "switched on" in every sense.
Glenn
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Hopefully it was the police doing patrols. You definitely not sit back assuming that Turkey is a safe place. you can never be certain. Invest a little money in some security lighting as Glenn suggests.
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Yes, it could well have been the Jandarma. Security lighting, a good idea. Plus a powerful torch.
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Thanks guys but have security lights, outside lights and a powerful torch. It was the security light coming on that alerted me. Definitely not the Jandarma because they don't come up to my neck of the woods (or hill!) After the attempted breakin last year (again alerted by dog/lights) have security bars on first floor as well but still a bit scary. Think an electric fence might be the next thing!! Still feel sad that this is happening.
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You only have to look at the old Turkish house with the iron bars around the windows to realise security has always been a major issue.
we had a security unfortunately it was suffering from a technical problem at the time of our break in. the thieves were not to know the system was u/s it was all lit up and had the flashing lights on as normal. it was completely ignored by the thieves. Were they reckless, plain stupid, or maybe knew the system was u/s????
The system is back up and running now, when the siren goes off it is very loud, it is meant to be as the area we will can be sparsley populated and that depends also on the time of the year. Ihave had one complaint from a neighbor regarding the volume, needless to say he did not investigate why the alarm was being sounded. I would like to thank Robert & Freddie who did respond to the alarm. If everybody responded in a likewise manner perhaps the little buggars could be caught. As expats out here we are at times isolated and the action taken by neighbors is very important.
thanks to Robert & Freddie we will act in a likewise manner should your alarm be sounded.
Tony
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Jandarma have been round our bit twice tonight with their red and blue lights going. I would find their presence reassuring except for the fact that seeing them makes me worried they are actually after someone rather than just keeping an eye.
Has there been anything going on tonight or in the last few days? I ask because we have been i this villa for a year. In that time we have had 3 evenings where the Jandarma have been round here, one of those times was tonight and one was on saturday. SO, it is a .lot for us in a short time.
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The Jandarma are also out on foot patrol in the village and came down to us again last night. They do seem to be making more effort to be visable and seem to have 'stepped up' their presence. We find this reassuring in light of what has been going on.
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apparently they are on the look out for three men in a yellow car ,like you we dont often see then down our way ,their presence i hope is enough to deter any wannbe robbers Calvin
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Yes, it's good to know they are being vigilant. Maybe they should find a way of letting us know what they are looking for so we can tell them if we spot anything (like 3 men in a yellow car).
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Spent a bit of time at the Jandarma in the last couple of weeks reporting a couple of acts of vandalism on our pool pump room, nothing too serious but a bit worrying if it should escalate. The officer I dealt with was very helpful and has been round to check all was well. We've noticed a lot of patrols around our area since we made the report. It's good to know that the Jandarma are making their presence felt.
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Nicko, whereabouts in the village are you?
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Hi peecee,
Right, behind the petrol ofisi, close to the forest, don't want to be too specific for obvious reasons.
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Nick very sorry to hear about that. Hope there wasnt too much damage
Philip and Jacqui
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Thanks Philip, no real problem just a bit of extra work for our pool guy, both occasions when no-one in once in the evening and again during the daytime 2 days later. Will drop you an email later with some detail, suffice to say that it shouldn't be a worry for you. Bit of work going on at your place a day or so before we left, so hope will be ready for you next week?
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I have heard that there was another break in last week, on the plain in Uzumlu and this time the robbers were successful, is this true?
Tony