Two Portuguese tourists arrested in Bodrum: 17-year-old worker struck head on staircase, condition critical

During a fight that broke out at a clothing store on Cumhuriyet Avenue in Çarşı District of Bodrum, Muğla province, 17-year-old employee Muhammed K. was punched by a Portuguese tourist, fell to the ground, and struck his head on a staircase. The young man was taken by 112 emergency medical teams to a private hospital in the area; his cardiac arrest was reversed by health personnel and he was transferred to Muğla Education and Research Hospital. The young man remains in critical condition.

According to the sequence of events, two intoxicated Portuguese tourists entered the store yesterday evening and, after uttering profanities, got into a dispute with the establishment's staff. As the fight escalated, local merchants in the area also assaulted the tourists; both parties left the scene. Muhammed K.'s older brother E.K. sustained minor injuries in the incident.

Bodrum Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation. Two Portuguese tourists identified as C.G. and F.C., apprehended by police units, were taken into custody following their medical treatment and referred to the courthouse where they were arrested. Local merchants Y.A. and F.A. involved in the incident were released under judicial supervision.