Comments on: Is It Safe To Travel To Turkey? [Updated: Jan. 2017]

By: Viv

Viv — Mon, 01 May 2017 08:00:54 +0000

I think no country is 100 % safe. We are from Belgium , we also had attacks !!
My husband and I go four tiimes a year to Istanbul. Our son is married to a lovely turkish woman and lives there now for five years. My daughter in law wears short skirts regulary and she never was said she cannot wear it.
The most people living in Istanbul are very modern people.
Our son and we were immediatly well accepted by her family (they are islamic, we not) .
Next week we go to Istanbul to see our son, daughter in law and our grandson and our new lovely turkish family.
Go to Turkey : beautifull country, very nice people and indeed good food.

By: Anwar

Anwar — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 05:11:11 +0000

I spent the last 6 months in Turkey Myself. It’s sad how bad tourism has gotten there 🙁 Yes there were issues and yes things did happen while I was there but generally I did not feel unsafe.

By: jeff_OPUS

jeff_OPUS — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 00:37:51 +0000

I strongly disagree with the statement that Turkey is still safe. It is safe if you look like a Turk or Arab. If you look European there is a good chance you may be attacked by Turkish islamists. I was there with my girlfriend 2 months ago. MY GF decided to wear a short skirt. A couple of hoodlums followed us around istanbul cursing us in broken english . When I asked what the problem was they said my GF was not dressed appropriately for an Islamic country. DONT GO TO TURKEY!!!!!!!

By: Robbo

Robbo — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:08:35 +0000

Well written, well thought out and good practical advice. I was there last year. Twice in fact. The second time at Hilton Park, just above the football stadium that the bastards attacked on Christmas eve. Turkey is a beautiful country, with amazing people and please, don’t even talk to me about the food. Suffice to say it’s up there with the best. Thanks for the story. Very good. Makes me want to go back right now.