| Turkey holiday... 12:59 - Jan 30 with 1530 views | BiGDonnie |
Got a holiday booked to Turkey in April and I've just seen they're on high terrorism alert FFS. Any idea what's happened?
I'm definitely not letting a couple of scally terrorists ruin my ten days of sun... |  |
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| Turkey holiday... on 13:05 - Jan 30 with 1461 views | Zx1988 |
I think that might be the norm in Turkey, with the general tensions within the country.
We stayed in Sarigerme last June, and the hotel had a metal detector and baggage scanner set up at the main entrance. No impact on our holiday, however.
The Gov.uk website does provide some interesting context for April, though:
Far Left groups — DHKP-C and THKP-C
The anti-western, far left, proscribed terrorist group, THKP/C-Acilciler (Turkish People’s Liberation Party/Front) and the linked DHKP/C (Revolutionary People’s Liberation Front) remain active. The DHKP/C attacks have mainly targeted the Turkish authorities and US diplomatic missions.
Between approximately 30 March and 20 April, there are several dates significant to the DHKP/C, starting with the 30 March anniversary of their founding which may have been linked to previous attacks. 19 December is also recognised as an important date around which the DHKP/C may be active.
So it might be based on this, although it would appear to be speculative rather than based on any specific threat if so. [Post edited 30 Jan 2023 13:07]
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| Turkey holiday... on 13:07 - Jan 30 with 1453 views | BiGDonnie |
| Turkey holiday... on 13:05 - Jan 30 by Zx1988 |
I think that might be the norm in Turkey, with the general tensions within the country.
We stayed in Sarigerme last June, and the hotel had a metal detector and baggage scanner set up at the main entrance. No impact on our holiday, however.
The Gov.uk website does provide some interesting context for April, though:
Far Left groups — DHKP-C and THKP-C
The anti-western, far left, proscribed terrorist group, THKP/C-Acilciler (Turkish People’s Liberation Party/Front) and the linked DHKP/C (Revolutionary People’s Liberation Front) remain active. The DHKP/C attacks have mainly targeted the Turkish authorities and US diplomatic missions.
Between approximately 30 March and 20 April, there are several dates significant to the DHKP/C, starting with the 30 March anniversary of their founding which may have been linked to previous attacks. 19 December is also recognised as an important date around which the DHKP/C may be active.
So it might be based on this, although it would appear to be speculative rather than based on any specific threat if so. [Post edited 30 Jan 2023 13:07]
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Cool, hope it doesn't get worse. I stayed in Bodrum last October and was a brilliant holiday. | |
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| Turkey holiday... on 13:19 - Jan 30 with 1376 views | ElderGrizzly |
It’s the norm, albeit with heightened threat in Istanbul in recent months.
Unless you are going away from main tourist areas you’ll be fine |  | | |
| Turkey holiday... on 13:22 - Jan 30 with 1354 views | BiGDonnie |
| Turkey holiday... on 13:05 - Jan 30 by Zx1988 |
I think that might be the norm in Turkey, with the general tensions within the country.
We stayed in Sarigerme last June, and the hotel had a metal detector and baggage scanner set up at the main entrance. No impact on our holiday, however.
The Gov.uk website does provide some interesting context for April, though:
Far Left groups — DHKP-C and THKP-C
The anti-western, far left, proscribed terrorist group, THKP/C-Acilciler (Turkish People’s Liberation Party/Front) and the linked DHKP/C (Revolutionary People’s Liberation Front) remain active. The DHKP/C attacks have mainly targeted the Turkish authorities and US diplomatic missions.
Between approximately 30 March and 20 April, there are several dates significant to the DHKP/C, starting with the 30 March anniversary of their founding which may have been linked to previous attacks. 19 December is also recognised as an important date around which the DHKP/C may be active.
So it might be based on this, although it would appear to be speculative rather than based on any specific threat if so. [Post edited 30 Jan 2023 13:07]
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Travelling on 3rd April for 10 nights. Will be keeping an eye on it though. | |
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| Turkey holiday... on 13:22 - Jan 30 with 1355 views | Kieran_Knows |
Think that's just the norm for Turkey. When I went to Torba in 2019, they was on high terrorism alert then also. We travelled in to Bodrum a few times as well. |  |
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| Turkey holiday... on 13:27 - Jan 30 with 1308 views | BiGDonnie |
| Turkey holiday... on 13:22 - Jan 30 by Kieran_Knows |
Think that's just the norm for Turkey. When I went to Torba in 2019, they was on high terrorism alert then also. We travelled in to Bodrum a few times as well. |
We fly into Bodrum and we're staying in Didim which is firmly on the west side - away from Syria and Iraq... | |
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| Turkey holiday... on 13:29 - Jan 30 with 1292 views | Kieran_Knows |
| Turkey holiday... on 13:27 - Jan 30 by BiGDonnie |
We fly into Bodrum and we're staying in Didim which is firmly on the west side - away from Syria and Iraq... |
Ha, enjoy! We had a great time, booked to go back in 2020, then Covid put a stop to that! | |
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| Turkey holiday... on 13:39 - Jan 30 with 1253 views | Devereuxxx |
The alert itself came from the US Embassy, and they regularly publish fairly unspecified 'terror threats', not just in Turkey but all over. It caused a bit of a stir when then they announced similar in Abuja end of last year, but no attack occurred. They don't corroborate the source of the threat which makes it difficult to ascertain the credibility, but these alerts are largely precautionary. If anything does happen they can say 'well we did warn people', despite the alert being vague and unspecific.
Not sure why they believe the threat is higher in Turkey either. There's been protests denouncing the burning of the Koran in Sweden in a lot of Muslim-majority countries over the last week. My own two cents is that it's because it's an area that does have active extremist groups (although largely in the south-east) and a Western tourist/business presence.
In general, I wouldn't say you need to amend your behavior while there. As in any place you are unfamiliar, trust your atmospherics and instincts. And when in busy areas, remember you are far more likely to be pickpocketed than impacted by a terrorist attack - keep your wits about you! |  | | |
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| Turkey holiday... on 13:42 - Jan 30 with 1193 views | BiGDonnie |
| Turkey holiday... on 13:39 - Jan 30 by Devereuxxx |
The alert itself came from the US Embassy, and they regularly publish fairly unspecified 'terror threats', not just in Turkey but all over. It caused a bit of a stir when then they announced similar in Abuja end of last year, but no attack occurred. They don't corroborate the source of the threat which makes it difficult to ascertain the credibility, but these alerts are largely precautionary. If anything does happen they can say 'well we did warn people', despite the alert being vague and unspecific.
Not sure why they believe the threat is higher in Turkey either. There's been protests denouncing the burning of the Koran in Sweden in a lot of Muslim-majority countries over the last week. My own two cents is that it's because it's an area that does have active extremist groups (although largely in the south-east) and a Western tourist/business presence.
In general, I wouldn't say you need to amend your behavior while there. As in any place you are unfamiliar, trust your atmospherics and instincts. And when in busy areas, remember you are far more likely to be pickpocketed than impacted by a terrorist attack - keep your wits about you! |
So if I stay in the bar all day I'll be fine? In all seriousness, appreciate that, thank you, | |
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| Turkey holiday... on 14:23 - Jan 30 with 1080 views | Wacko |
I hitch-hiked around the east and south parts of Turkey in December for one month. Was at one point 30 minutes from the Syrian border. No trouble at all (some of my Turkish friends think the bomb in Istanbul was orchestrated by a certain Mr E for electoral purposes...) | |
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| Turkey holiday... on 14:25 - Jan 30 with 1060 views | factual_blue |
| Turkey holiday... on 13:39 - Jan 30 by Devereuxxx |
The alert itself came from the US Embassy, and they regularly publish fairly unspecified 'terror threats', not just in Turkey but all over. It caused a bit of a stir when then they announced similar in Abuja end of last year, but no attack occurred. They don't corroborate the source of the threat which makes it difficult to ascertain the credibility, but these alerts are largely precautionary. If anything does happen they can say 'well we did warn people', despite the alert being vague and unspecific.
Not sure why they believe the threat is higher in Turkey either. There's been protests denouncing the burning of the Koran in Sweden in a lot of Muslim-majority countries over the last week. My own two cents is that it's because it's an area that does have active extremist groups (although largely in the south-east) and a Western tourist/business presence.
In general, I wouldn't say you need to amend your behavior while there. As in any place you are unfamiliar, trust your atmospherics and instincts. And when in busy areas, remember you are far more likely to be pickpocketed than impacted by a terrorist attack - keep your wits about you! |
Shouldn't be problem...unless there's a 'don't travel' warning from the FCO. If there is, at the very least your travel insurance won't be valid, and/or your travel provider will cancel the holiday. |  |
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