A tourist has died after diving off a hotel pier into water only 50cm deep.
Arif Erman, 39, jumped headfirst from the jetty and reportedly broke his neck.
CCTV showed him taking a run-up and jumping headfirst despite signs saying it was banned.
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The water barely reached a lifeguard’s hips when he went in after him.
Medics treated him at the scene and took him to a local hospital.
He was placed in intensive care but could not be saved.
The tragedy happened at a coastal hotel in Konaklı near Alanya on Turkey’s Antalya coast at about 3pm on Friday (4 Sep).
Erman was on holiday with his family at the time of the tragic accident, as reported by Need To Know.
He lived in Akçay, Sapanca, and was a married father of three.
Colleagues said he worked at the Goodyear factory in Adapazarı.
Warning signs on the pier said jumping was dangerous and forbidden.
Erman was buried on Sunday at the Akçay neighbourhood cemetery after noon prayers.
Family, neighbours and workmates turned out.
The police have not named the hotel or released a statement.
The investigation continues.
Konaklı is a package-holiday strip just west of Alanya, about eight miles from the old town.
Hotels sit along a pebble-and-sand beach facing the Mediterranean.
Most guests are families on all-inclusive breaks.
The resort is popular with Turkish visitors as well as foreign tourists
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