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.”
Turcija ir izplatījusi brīdinājumu par ceļošanu saviem pilsoņiem ASV, aicinot viņus atturēties no notiekošajiem protestiem pret Donalda Trampa uzvaru Amerikas prezidenta vēlēšanās.
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,” the statement stressed.
Ministrija arī ieteica iedzīvotājiem sekot līdzi paziņojumiem tās tīmekļa vietnē un Turcijas vēstniecības Vašingtonā tīmekļa vietnē, kā arī vietējos ASV plašsaziņas līdzekļos.
