Gardener suspected of fatal shooting of British family in Turkey

Three members of a British family have been shot with one killed while on holiday in Turkey.

The three victims, all said to be from North Yorkshire, were allegedly shot by a gardener at a holiday villa, it was claimed.

According to reports, the family were shot while celebrating a birthday party at the villa in the resort of Dalyan on Turkey’s south coast.

The Yorkshire Post said the gardener had argued with the family, who reported him to Turkish police. It named them as the Bury family, from Northallerton.

It said the gardener was detained, but on his release headed back to the villa and opened fire.

He is said to have given himself up after the shooting and is due in court.

The Foreign Office said: “We are aware of the death of a British national in Turkey on September 9. We are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time.”

“We can confirm the hospitalisation of two British nationals … We are providing consular assistance.”