A warning has been issued to holidaymakers planning to go to Turkey this summer over attacks in tourist hotspots.
The Foreign Office has issued the alert after new figures for sexual assault and rape on travellers in Turkey were revealed. Officials say that in 2023, holidaymakers sought advice from the UK embassy on dozens of occasions after an attack.
The figures are for sexual assault, including rape, which were reported to British consular staff in Turkey. And officials explained that in most of the cases that happened in the summer holidays, the victim was attacked in tourist hotspots.
The Foreign Office said some of the attacks were on children in toilets as it urged parents to be vigilant, reports the Mirror. In the…