The United States warned tourists: Turkey is not safe. Turkey warns its tourists: The United States is not safe.
Washington deemed it unsafe for Americans citizens to remain in Turkey, following extremists’ threats to “kidnap and assassinate westerners and US citizens.” Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, reacted to the move by saying that Istanbul or capital Ankara were “not more unsafe than any US state.”
Tyrkiet har udstedt en rejseadvarsel til sine borgere i USA og opfordrer dem til at holde sig væk fra de igangværende protester mod Donald Trumps sejr i det amerikanske præsidentvalg.
The country’s foreign ministry urged the Turks to avoid the rallies, undertake necessary security measures at home and work, as well as immediately inform the police in the case that they might become victims of racist abuse or an attack.The special alert applies to New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle, Oakland and Portland, where one person was injured in an armed attack on Saturday.The statement by the ministry warned that anti-Trump gatherings “occasionally featured acts of crime and violence” and led to detentions being made by security officers, the Daily Sabah paper reported.“Based on demonstrators’ social media posts, it’s clear the demonstrations will likely continue for some time,” erklæringen understregede.
Ministeriet rådede også borgere til at følge meddelelser på sin egen hjemmeside og den tyrkiske ambassade på Washingtons webside, såvel som de tilstedeværende i lokale amerikanske medier.
