The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has issued a stark warning to any tourists planning on visiting Turkey.
This new advice encourages the suspension of “all but essential travel” to specific regions of the country. With the aim of ensuring British nationals are well-informed before travelling, the FCDO routinely updates its advice for up to 226 countries and territories.
On Wednesday evening, a new alert was put out regarding travel plans to visit Turkey. The Foreign Office identifies three areas in particular that should be given a wide berth. These include the city of Sirnak, Hakkari Province, along with any location bordering Syria.
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In these specific Turkish regions, unnecessary travel is strongly discouraged. A representative from the FCDO warned: “The FCDO advises against all travel to within 10km of the border with Syria due to fighting and a heightened risk of…