If you’ve read reports about the recent bomb attacks in Turkey, you may be feeling apprehensive about the safety of the country, especially if you are preparing for a holiday there.
Turkey has fallen victim to a number of high-profile events this year, the most recent being an attempted coup on July 15. This situation is now calming, however, and flights to and from the country are returning to normal – although if you have a holiday planned in the coming days and are concerned, check the schedule and policy of your individual travel provider.
Despite this and other horrendous atrocities, The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not changed its stance on Turkey and the vast majority of the country remains safe in the eyes of the government. This advice includes popular coastal resorts where the majority of tourists holiday in Turkey. Visitors to the coastal resorts do not fly through Istanbul or Ankara airports unless they have booked their own flights with a connection in those cities.
It’s vital to stress that the coastal resorts along the Med, where Brits who visit the country each year mainly travel to, are largely unaffected and are many miles away from the cities. In Turkey’s popular coastal resorts, such as Bodrum, Antalya and Fethiye, it is business as usual with tourism continuing on as normal.
If you are planning a holiday to Turkey, please check advice before travelling. More than 2.5 million British nationals visit Turkey every year and the vast majority of these trips are completely trouble-free
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