Faye Jones missing: Schoolgirl on run with Turkish waiter Murat Can Ertani after 'he tried to strangle her' Faye Jones, of Northumberland, disappeared four days ago in Marmaris Her single mother Rhonda, 39, has been searching for her day and night Faye met bar worker Murat Can Ertani, 22, in the same resort last year Turkish police say Ertani has criminal record and has spent time in jail By Ryan Kisiel, Nick Fagge, Mark Duell and Steve Robson A British schoolgirl who has gone on the run in Turkey with a barman she met on holiday vanished in a terrified state after he tried to strangle her, it was claimed last night. Faye Jones, 16, was last seen four days ago getting into a car in the resort of Marmaris with Murat Can Ertani, 22, just hours before she was about to return to the UK with her mother. The teenager, from Cramlington, Northumberland, had intended to spend the summer in Turkey with her grandmother, who has retired there, as a reward after studying hard for her GCSE exams. On the run: Schoolgirl Faye Jones (right) is believed to have ran off with Turkish waiter Murat Can Ertani (left) who she met on holiday last year But she reportedly told a fellow holiday-maker of Can, said to be violent and abusive: "He said he would kill me and my nan - I've got to keep him sweet." Georgina White, 15, who met the girl a week and a half earlier while on holiday, said she thought Faye may have gone with Can because she was afraid of what he might do if she rejected him. She said the pair met during a trip last year - and Faye had stayed in touch with him via Facebook and Skype. But Miss White allegedly saw him choke Faye in front of onlookers, including Faye's mother, Rhonda, 39, at a packed beach bar. Later that night Can also allegedly slapped Miss White. Miss White, on holiday with her own mother, Denise, 48, said of the initial incident: "Faye came out of the toilet and I could see he had her, strangling her - just because we were with some other lads." Turkish police say Murat Can Ertani is a criminal and has spent time in jail More than 30 Turkish police officers are said to be on the case and the family have been putting missing person posters up around the resort Fall out: Faye's mother said she had to go home after an incident in which Can allegedly slapped one of her friends in a bar She told the Daily Mirror: "I pulled her aside and he told me to "f*** off" and pulled her back." Faye came out of the toilet and I could see he had her, strangling her - just because we were with some other lads Georgina White, who met Faye Jones on holiday He came over again a bit later and said her dancing made her look like a s***. I pulled Faye away and he grabbed her again and slapped me around the face. Miss Jones had insisted Faye return home with her last Thursday because she was worried the teenager had become too closely involved with the barman, who she claims has convictions for violence and robbery. Miss Jones said: "I'm really frightened for her safety. The more people I talk to the more dreadful things I hear about Can. I've been told he's been to prison for stabbing someone. Fears: Faye, left, argued with her mother about Can after he allegedly slapped her friend Georgina, right, in a bar Relationship: Faye met Can when she visited Marmaris last year and they kept in touch on Facebook Frantic: Miss Jones, pictured with Faye, says she has been searching the resort day and night Faye arrived in Marmaris on June 27 with her mother to visit her grandmother Jackie Armstrong, 68. The teenager had met Can last year and had secretly kept in touch via Facebook and on Skype. 'I'm really frightened for her safety. The more people I talk to the more dreadful things I hear about Can Rhonda Jones, mother of Faye Jones Faye's mother banned her from seeing the barman last week after he erupted into a jealous rage during a night out. She said that Can had ordered Faye to stop dancing. But while Miss Jones was preparing to leave for the airport last Thursday, Faye took her packed suitcase and fled in a car with Can. Police spotted the runaways in the town's bazaar a few hours later, but they escaped, dumping the suitcase which contained her money and passport.