7 hours agoAmericans urged not to visit Turkey, Erdogan
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Through special instruction, the U.S. State Department asks American citizens not to travel to Turkey. The UN ranks the Turkish state in the endangered “3” category, while some areas near Syria and Iraq's borders classify it in the endangered “4” category. According to this travel directive, Americans aim to travel to [...]
According to this travel directive, Americans aiming to travel to Turkey may be victims of terrorist attacks and kidnappings, but may be kept or imprisoned as suspects by Turkish authorities.
The UN remembers that recently American citizens were arrested or imprisoned without any evidence or accusation, an oracle.
Diplomatic observers stress that this new travel directive is another step towards worsening US-Turkish relations.
More specifically, the travel directive says:
“Citizens of the United States are required to review the trip to Turkey due to terrorism and arbitrary arrests”, warning that specific “zones are at greater risk (4) on the border with Iraq and Syria”.
In addition to the dangers of any terrorist attacks and kidnappings, the US Foreign Ministry reports that Turkish authorities have held US citizens for alleged links to terrorist organisations, on the grounds of little or no evidence, and the reasons appear to be politically motivated.
The US warns citizens that the <x0 terrorist groups continue to plan possible attacks on Turkey. Terrorists can attack with or without warning, targeting tourist resorts, transportation stations, markets/market centres, local government facilities, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, parks, major sports and cultural events, and public spaces”.
According to the announcement, US citizens have also been subject to bans and travel arrests due to participation “in events that have not been clearly approved by the Turkish government, as well as criticisms of the government through social networking means”.
