martins

Sad tale to tell, we got broken into on thursday.We went out for a drink and came back to find the B***DS had got in.They had sheared the bolts on the security bars (which had been welded as well) at the windows and got in through the double glazed window by screwdiver leverage at the catches, a profesional job as the polis said
They tried last year but this was amature as they used a spade on the bars (they left that behinde) so against that attack we installed security lighting in that area but I left one area vulnerable and they found it.
Its assumed we were watched for a few days and its sad to think that the people we said hello to on the way home may have been the watchers.
People say its a gang about ten strong who target certain areas and move on, they did another one the same night a couple of streets down.
Next time its a full alarm system and a safe for us hindsite is a wonderfull thing .We are in a quiet area i suppose and the neighbours even with their large dog outside failed to discourage them.
So just be aware if your in the calis area and have a safe holiday

Lynda

How dreadful...and frustrating when you have done the best you can with your security. My sympathies. I have been robbed twice here in Alanya, once in Istanbut - that was the car but actually got away with more than the home raids ( some old posts somewhere as to what happened) and once back in UK. In Uk I had full system alarms but forgot the garage...oh well live and learn. But very upsetting expensive and frustrating learning curve.
At the moment we are looking at security systems - on line there are some good deals, Turkey is not as expensive as it use to be - hubby has found a site for 8 cameras to record to home computer - if anyone interested I can ask him for site..can not remember its name and I am on different computer at moment....

pldouglas

Aplolgies for repeating myself - again. Treat security in your Turkish home just as you would in your UK home. Be especially aware when you first arrive for a holiday, they know thats when we have holiday cash, cameras, laptops etc. Lock the doors etc if you are lounging by the pool for a couple of hours. Change the locks when you first take possision of your villa/apartment.

martins

Thanks for the replies, we are geting some prices for alarms and window security bolts sent to us now we are back in the uk and will get them fitted before our next visit.

Bunny4jeff

Really sorry to hear, Martins, its a story most of us has either had happened to them, or know of someone its happened to. Its so common that you wonder why the police haven't been able to work out who at least one of the gang members might be, specially as they know its a gang of ten or so. We are in the Calis area, and were robbed in the night while asleep (police say they use a spray to keep you asleep!) shortly after all our things arrived from the UK. They ransacked the villa, taking even the telly, so they must have had a car. We lost 1000's of pounds worth of belongings. Used screwdrivers to force open the patio doors. We then bought a safe, changed the locks, and fitted security bars to all doors and windows...but missed the fact that one window downstairs was single-glazed, so when we were away in the UK, they struck again that same night, thru the single-glazed window, and everything went again. Now we have a good alarm, cameras and full bars, and a very cheap telly... But as we also live in a quiet area we just cant be too careful. Its scary how ruthless these people are.