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Mystery as British tourist, 43, found dead under 'suspicious circumstances’ on Turkish hotel bathroom floor

Konakli city near Alanya by the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey
Konakli city near Alanya by the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey. Picture: Alamy

By Jacob Paul

A British tourist has been found dead under 'suspicious circumstances' in the bathroom of a Turkish hotel where he was staying.

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Staff at the residence in the Konakli area of Alanya, southern Turkey, found the 43-year-old male lying unconscious on the bathroom floor.

He was pronounced dead at the scene upon the arrival of emergency services.

The man's death was classed as suspicious by a forensic physician.

Police launching an investigation into the Brit's mysterious death.

A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who died in Turkey."

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Morning panoramic view of the Red Tower ( Turkish;  Kızılkule ) and Alanya harbour. The Mediterranean coast. Tourist beaches of Antalya.
Morning panoramic view of the Red Tower ( Turkish; Kızılkule ) and Alanya harbour. The Mediterranean coast. Tourist beaches of Antalya. Picture: Alamy

In January, an inquest heard how another British tourist fell to his death, plunging from a hotel balcony while drunk.

Crane operator Antony Maxwell was smoking a cigarette at the Alanya resort before he fell from the fifth floor.

He was taken to hospital and died from a severe head injury.

His grandmother, Lynn Mann, said: "The fact of the matter is this is just tragic."

Meanwhile, a British teenager was left in critical condition after falling from a third-floor building in Ibiza last week.

Last year, Scottish law student Emma Ramsay, 19, was on Holiday with friends on the party Island when she fell from a balcony at the Hotel Vibra District at around 3am.

The teenager, from Hamilton, was declared dead at the scene.Ramsay had been enjoying a night out with friends before the tragic incident occurred, social media posts show.