{"id":3491,"date":"2023-01-29T00:40:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T00:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2023-01-29T00:40:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T00:40:20","slug":"turkey-asks-citizens-to-remain-alert-abut-risk-of-attack-in-united-states-europe-on-heels-of-western-warnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/diplomatic-world\/turkey-asks-citizens-to-remain-alert-abut-risk-of-attack-in-united-states-europe-on-heels-of-western-warnings\/2023\/01\/29\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey asks citizens to remain alert abut risk of attack in United States, Europe on heels of Western warnings"},"content":{"rendered":"
ANKARA,<\/span> Jan<\/span> 28<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Turkey<\/span> warned<\/span> its<\/span> citizens<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> against<\/span> “possible<\/span> Islamophobic,<\/span> xenophobic<\/span> and<\/span> racist<\/span> attacks”<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> Europe<\/span> after<\/span> its<\/span> Western<\/span> allies<\/span> cautioned<\/span> their<\/span> citizens<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey<\/span> about<\/span> possible<\/span> terror<\/span> attacks.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> two<\/span> separate<\/span> travel<\/span> advisories,<\/span> the<\/span> Turkish<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> recommended<\/span> its<\/span> citizens<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> European<\/span> countries<\/span> “act<\/span> calmly<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> face<\/span> of<\/span> possible<\/span> xenophobic<\/span> and<\/span> racist<\/span> harassment<\/span> and<\/span> attacks”<\/span> and<\/span> to<\/span> “stay<\/span> away<\/span> from<\/span> areas<\/span> where<\/span> demonstrations<\/span> may<\/span> intensify.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Recent<\/span> increases<\/span> in<\/span> “anti-Islam<\/span> and<\/span> racist<\/span> acts”<\/span> reflect<\/span> the<\/span> dangerous<\/span> dimensions<\/span> of<\/span> religious<\/span> intolerance<\/span> and<\/span> hatred<\/span> in<\/span> Europe,<\/span> the<\/span> ministry<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Several<\/span> embassies<\/span> in<\/span> Ankara<\/span> including<\/span> those<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> Germany,<\/span> France<\/span> and<\/span> Italy<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> released<\/span> security<\/span> alerts<\/span> for<\/span> their<\/span> citizens<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey<\/span> that<\/span> flagged<\/span> “possible<\/span> retaliatory<\/span> attacks<\/span> by<\/span> terrorists<\/span> against<\/span> places<\/span> of<\/span> worship.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>This<\/span> followed<\/span> recent<\/span> Koran-burning<\/span> incidents<\/span> in<\/span> Europe.<\/span> Sweden’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> also<\/span> advised<\/span> its<\/span> citizens<\/span> in<\/span> Turkey<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> to<\/span> avoid<\/span> crowds<\/span> and<\/span> demonstrations.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> far-right,<\/span> anti-immigrant<\/span> politician<\/span> burned<\/span> a<\/span> Koran<\/span> last<\/span> week<\/span> near<\/span> the<\/span> Turkish<\/span> embassy<\/span> in<\/span> Stockholm<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> protest,<\/span> heightening<\/span> tensions<\/span> between<\/span> Turkey<\/span> and<\/span> Sweden.<\/span> Similar<\/span> Qur’an<\/b><\/span> burnings<\/b><\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Netherlands<\/span> and<\/span> Denmark<\/span> were<\/b><\/span> also<\/span> strongly<\/b><\/span> condemned<\/b><\/span> by<\/b><\/span> Ankara.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ANKARA, Jan 28 (AP) – Turkey warned its citizens on Saturday against “possible Islamophobic, xenophobic and racist attacks” in the United States and Europe after its Western allies cautioned their citizens in Turkey about possible terror attacks. In two separate travel advisories, the Turkish foreign ministry recommended its citizens in the United States and European […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[29,77,464,471,855,912],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/TAYYAB.PG_.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3491"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3491"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3494,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3491\/revisions\/3494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}