The relatives of 78-year-old Dimitris Papadimitriou from Kozani are in Istanbul and are searching the neighborhood from corner to corner, where his friends last saw him. His tracks were lost hours after they landed in Turkey last Thursday and went for a walk in Taksim Square.
“They arrived on Thursday. They went back to the hotel, they were told they have free time to do whatever they want,” said the 78-year-old’s granddaughter.
The 78-year-old’s granddaughter also arrived last night in Istanbul and is trying to find out about the police investigations. A friend of her grandfather, with whom they would even share the hotel room, describes MEGA the last conversation he had with Mr. Dimitris before the earth opened up and swallowed him.
“We went to the hotel to leave the things and then we went to Taksim square, there in Turkey and then we went… he had eaten, we each took a round to eat, he sat next to him and I said “sit down buddy, sit down”. “No” he says “I’m in a hurry to go to the room”. I gave him the card and he says “I’m going to rest”.
That was also the last time she saw him. Although she tried to follow him, he was lost in the crowd. Later, his friends realized that he never arrived at the hotel as he had told them, and they started looking for him.
“It was not even 120m from there. it wasn’t the hotel. The road had a “break”. That is, one was going to the left and the other to the hotel. I started from behind to see where he was going, I lost him. It was very crowded. Then we looked for him, around there. Ten times we circled around Taksim Square, nothing,” said the 78-year-old’s friend.
“He wanted to go to Pergamum”
The excursion of the pensioners from Kozani has turned into a thriller, with the granddaughter of 78-year-old Dimitris Papadimitriou revealing exclusively to Live News that his mobile phone was found in the hotel room, along with his belongings.
Both the Turkish authorities and the consulate were informed by the people in charge of the excursion and immediately started the investigations.
“In the morning, the driver and the tour guide who are over there called, they called the police, the Consulate, that is, the police moved afterwards. And he says “one day I want to go to Pergamon” he told me, on the way to me. He told the tour guide the same. “Someday” he says “if there is an excursion I will also go to Pergamum, to see my mother’s places”. do i know Are you saying he beat her for Pergamon? What else can I say…” said the 78-year-old’s friend.
Police are now trying to track down the 78-year-old through cameras in the Taksim Square area, and Interpol has been alerted.
However, his worried relatives claim that he is a healthy man and cannot explain his disappearance.
The appeal from the 78-year-old’s daughter
“So far we don’t have a full report from the Turkish police. We have also taken all the necessary actions so that the cameras can be opened and we can see the course he has followed. We only know from the testimony of his friend and roommate in the room, that he took the key and that he was going to the room to rest,” said Dina Papadimitriou, the 78-year-old’s daughter.
“All these days the Consulate is helping, as is the Turkish police. And my brother and my daughter who have gone to Turkey, the police are helping them and treating them in the best way,” added Ms. Papadimitriou.
“The call we are making right now is for all travelers to be observant of the people next to them,” he underlined.
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