British translator killed in ‘lethal injection honey trap’ in Istanbul

A British man was lured to his death in Turkey by an alleged 19-year-old honey-trap suspect, according to local media reports.

Murat Arpapay, who was born in the UK and then moved to Turkey in the 1990s, was killed by a lethal injection after being tied to a chair, a special report by broadcaster CNN Turk disclosed this week.

Mr Arpapay, 57, had been working in Istanbul as a translator when he befriended some locals, including teenager Muhterem Percikli, who then allegedly decided to rob and kill him.

Reports said that Mr Arpapay first met his future killers in a café and eventually struck up a romantic relationship with Ms Percikli.

It is alleged that Ms Percikli went with the victim into his apartment, having tricked him into thinking they could be lovers. But once he got inside, he was beaten unconscious by her accomplices and handcuffed.

CCTV footage published by Turkish media appeared to show the moment that Mr Arpapay walked into the apartment.