Single Male robberies continue in Istanbul. I received this one in late May from a year-old European traveler:. I arrived in Istanbul around 10pm and was only stopping over for a day, traveling somewhere else.
After arriving at my hotel near cemberlitas I decided to go for a walk before going to bed, I was told the area was quite safe at night. I had a nice walk and just before I reached my hotel on the way back two guys in a car stopped and asked me for directions.
We started chatting and chatted for quite a while, maybe 10 minutes. One of the guys said he was Italian one of the reasons I trusted them , and the other one was Turkish. They said they worked for a bank and were in town for business. Near the end of the conversation they asked if I felt like coming for a drink. As soon as I walked in I realized it was a shady place, there were girls that looked like escorts, etc.
Still I decided to stay, have a drink, and then go home. We sat down at a table and they ordered a bottle of raki and some food. We sat and after minutes some girls came over, started talking to us, and ordered some drinks. I talked to a Russian girl for not more than 5 minutes. I still refused to pay and told them that they should pay for me, since they took me there.
First I kept saying I had no money, but then they threatened me and started searching my pockets. They took out my wallet, and forced me to give them the US dollars I had in there. They saw I had a credit card in my wallet, and said they would go to the ATM with me so I could pay the rest of the bill. I objected again, and they threatened me again. I felt I had no choice but to go with them.
