Turkey on Friday warned its citizens to revise their travel plans to the United States or to exercise caution if they go ahead with a trip. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the warning in a statement released on Friday. The statement cited risk of terrorist attacks as well as arbitrary arrests in Turkey's Western ally.
The statement read in part;
"It has been observed that there is a recent increase in terrorist and violent attacks in the US. Attacks by vehicles being driven on crowds, in addition to bomb and gun attacks, are likely to continue to target city centres, cultural events, subway stations, state buildings, places of worship and school campuses. There is also a risk of arbitrary arrest of Turkish citizens travelling to the US."
The ministry particularly warned of alleged "arbitrary arrests" of Turkish citizens, including public servants travelling to the US for official duty.
The warning is coming barely two days after the United States named Turkey as a country with an increased security risk along with Sudan, Pakistan and Guatemala.
Angered by the development, the Foreign Ministry summoned senior US diplomat Philip Kosnett on Thursday and accused the US of supporting Syrian Kurdish Fighters.
