[allendale]

Muslims will always take hostages as a basis of their negotiations. Anyone who voluntarily travels to a Muslim country is at some risk.

[cloudmountain]

I hate to say it but going to Turkey without going on an American tour is tantamount to insanity. I've been there and it's a great PLACE. There is nothing quite like Istanbul. But, Turkey is Muslim first. They WISH they could be Europeans but it ain't never gonna happen. Never. Turkey can advertize tourism until the cows come home but ...

My .02¢

[Texas Fossil]

This is a related article, with explanation of what the real issue with Erdogan and Gulen actually are:

Turkey shocked over banker's arrest in New York

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3539250/posts?page=1

Zarrab, a Turkish citizen of Azeri Iranian background who himself is currently in US custody, entered the spotlight in December 2013, when he was arrested for bribing high-ranking Cabinet ministers from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The scandal erupted with the arrest of several AKP ministers’ sons by police officers and prosecutors suspected to be linked to US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen. Meanwhile, compromising phone conversations involving various AKP personalities, including then-AKP Chairman and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared online. The corruption and eavesdropping scandal led to a fallout between Gulen and Erdogan, who had enjoyed an alliance against Turkey’s secular old guard from 2002 until 2013.

It is not about the "fau coop" plot. It is a personal thing about exposure of Erdogan's corrupt ISIS oil sales.