Posted on 06/30/2018 9:45:04 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
The United States on Thursday warned its citizens against travelling to Turkey, citing a nationwide crackdown that has led to the arrest of thousands of people, including US passport holders.
“Reconsider travel to Turkey due to terrorism and arbitrary detentions,” the State Department said, retaining a travel warning already in place.
US citizens had also been subject to travel bans that prevented them from leaving the country, the State Department said on its website. “Under the State of Emergency, security forces have detained tens of thousands of individuals, including US citizens, suspected of affiliation with alleged terrorist organizations based on scant or secret evidence and grounds that appear to be politically motivated,” it said.
“Do not travel to the areas along the Turkey-Syria border and the southeastern provinces of Hatay, Kilis, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Diyarbakir, Van, Siirt, Muş, Mardin, Batman, Bingöl, Tunceli, Hakkari, and Bitlis due to terrorism,” added the statement.
It also noted that the US government has very limited ability to provide emergency services to US citizens traveling in southeastern Turkey, as the US government restricts its employees from traveling to the region.
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With friend like this, we don’t need enemies. We need to toss them and find another military staging area.
agree
Nobody wants to be in a Turkish Prison.
Unfortunately, many in the US are clueless about how bad they are.
Correct.
Putin wants to reestablish Soviet glory, with a new Russia occupying the area the Soviet Empire once held. He realizes that he must embrace Russian Orthodoxy, in order to do so.
Both men have acted to crush any religious expression that doesn't conform to their vision. In concert they are marching toward the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy.
I spent two semesters as a visiting professor at Marmara University in Istanbul. Granted, that was almost twenty years ago, but I did not find that to be the case. My students were fully equal to those I taught in the U.S., and the Turks I met on a daily basis outside the university were very friendly. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay there. Things may be different now, of course.
Not surprising.
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