Four British teenagers travelling abroad for the first time say they were sexually assaulted twice - and say police ignored their pleas for help.

The youngsters - three women and one man - were staying at the Savk Hotel in the resort town of Alanya, on Turkey's Mediterranean coast.

But on the third night of the stay one of the nineteen-year-old girls claims she was sexually assaulted by a staff member and had to push him away.

The group of four teenagers were staying at the Savk hotel in southern Turkey (file picture)

Then the next night another of the girls claimed she was groped on the beach in the middle of the night, and had to run away from a group of men, the Sun reported.

But when the group tried to report their concerns to the hotel they said reception staff laughed at them.

They then flagged their concerns with the police, who the group said were unwilling to help them.

Hotel staff then claimed the group had been 'drinking' and 'looking for group sex'.

The mother of one of the girls, from Surrey, says they've been advised by the British Embassy to leave the area.

On the fourth night in Alanya (file picture) one of the girls claims she had to run away from a group of men on the beach

She said: 'They've been out there on their first holiday away together as friends abroad and for this to happen to them is just heartbreaking.

'It has been so stressful for all the parents back home too because we want to help them but couldn't.

'They've also racked up hundreds of pounds worth of phone bills trying to sort this all out.'

LastMinute.com, where the group made the booking, said they couldn't provide alternate accommodation because of limited local availability.

They say they have provided a refund for a new booking, and the hotel manager gave them a place to stay.