US consulates in Ankara, Istanbul, Adana and Izmir suspend operating

APA.AZ (Azerbaijan) ^ | 23 October 2020 | None Listed

[BeadCounter]

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According to the Embassy, this is due to the high probability of potential terrorist attacks and kidnappings in Turkey.

“In Istanbul and other cities of Turkey, US citizens should be careful,” the Embassy emphasized.

[BeadCounter]

This is pretty amazing, who in the world heard about this?

My wild guess, is this has to do with the peace deals with Israel and Sudan; and IRAN just being peeved with us. I could be wrong. Speculation.

[Fungi]

Why is Turkey still in NATO?!?

[libstripper]

I would pay a very large amount NOT to get a first class, all expenses paid trip to any Muslim ruled country.

[Rockingham]

Due to Erdogan, Turkey has become accommodating to Islamists and hostile toward the US. And, once embraced, Islamists have a tendency to break free of restraints.

[Robert DeLong]

I would pay a very large amount NOT to get a first class, all expenses paid trip to any Muslim ruled country.

Why? Isn't it easier, and thus cheaper, to just refuse the first class, all expenses paid trip? 8>)

[Veto!]

Erdogan is tearing down Western churches or converting them into mosques. He may have told Western and other embassies to leave. He wants to be the leader of the Arabic world. Grandiose bigot.

[BeadCounter]

Looks like CNN does have something on this:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-embassy-in-turkey-warns-us-citizens-of-potential-terror-attack-threat/ar-BB1akprQ

[Fiddlstix]

[Justa]

Bahrain, UAE, Jordan and Oman are actually quite nice. There’s an absence of the racial, ethnic and political hate you see ...errrr ...other places.