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Is Istanbul safe now?
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 10:52 pm |
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Quoting Delidolu: I am planning to travel to Istanbul in november but my parents and family are concerned about the latest problems with the PKK.Is it safe for me to travel now or should i wait till things calm down?I am not going to travel alone but with groups of tourists and we're travelling by bus. |
Maybe your parents have some other reason on their agenda for not wanting you to go, but use this as an excuse!
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 11:12 pm |
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Quoting libralady: Quoting Delidolu: I am planning to travel to Istanbul in november but my parents and family are concerned about the latest problems with the PKK.Is it safe for me to travel now or should i wait till things calm down?I am not going to travel alone but with groups of tourists and we're travelling by bus. |
Maybe your parents have some other reason on their agenda for not wanting you to go, but use this as an excuse! |
I live here, and feel absolutely safe.
I suggest you check out your countrys embassys travel advice site. the UK one doesnt say avoid Istanbul at the moment. that should make your parents feel happier.
At the moment the PKK are targeting the army. I wouldnt worry as a tourist, but feel sad for all the people on this site who have a loved one doing national service at the moment. I Hope and pray they all stay SAFE.
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 11:21 pm |
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Quoting Delidolu: I am planning to travel to Istanbul in november but my parents and family are concerned about the latest problems with the PKK.Is it safe for me to travel now or should i wait till things calm down?I am not going to travel alone but with groups of tourists and we're travelling by bus. |
You wont be the only foreigner in istanbul. nowadays I see many tourists around more than turkish ppl Terrorism is in everwhere, even in London, Paris, New york.... you dont need to wait
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17 Oct 2007 Wed 11:43 pm |
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I have never had any problems in Istanbul. However, I was in a restaurant having dinner with my husband, he left me alone for a few minutes to use the mens room when a male tourist from another European country sat at my table and started flirting with me. Reading my visibly uncomfortable facial expressions or perhaps because they knew I was with my Turkish husband, the waiter and another man came to my table and told the man I was not interested and to leave me alone. So quite to the contrary, I find that if you even look like you are in trouble, Turkish people will actually intervene and come to your rescue. I feel quite safe there.
If you are worried about terrorists, then I don't know of any place on the planet where you don't have to worry about that.
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18 Oct 2007 Thu 01:01 am |
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Quoting MarioninTurkey: Quoting libralady: Quoting Delidolu: I am planning to travel to Istanbul in november but my parents and family are concerned about the latest problems with the PKK.Is it safe for me to travel now or should i wait till things calm down?I am not going to travel alone but with groups of tourists and we're travelling by bus. |
Maybe your parents have some other reason on their agenda for not wanting you to go, but use this as an excuse! |
I live here, and feel absolutely safe.
I suggest you check out your countrys embassys travel advice site. the UK one doesnt say avoid Istanbul at the moment. that should make your parents feel happier.
At the moment the PKK are targeting the army. I wouldnt worry as a tourist, but feel sad for all the people on this site who have a loved one doing national service at the moment. I Hope and pray they all stay SAFE.
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I pray too because my ex-boyfriend is actually a subay...F16 pilot...i am so worried abt him you can imagine...He has hard times now....I WILL come to Istanbul,as I said I am in love with the city!
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 02:48 pm |
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lol well I will certainly go after all this reassuring though now that the turks are invading Iraq after all,my parents have all gone worried again...Oh well i don't care!!!I wanna see the Bosphoruuuuuuuuus!!!!!!!!
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 02:58 pm |
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Quoting Delidolu: lol well I will certainly go after all this reassuring though now that the turks are invading Iraq after all,my parents have all gone worried again...Oh well i don't care!!!I wanna see the Bosphoruuuuuuuuus!!!!!!!! |
have you ever been to istanbul before?
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 04:07 pm |
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I can't myself and while you don't mention gender: shall I send you my 150 kilo, 60 year old male neighbour? 
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20 Oct 2007 Sat 04:58 pm |
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you know peoples are very scaret to come istanbul but when they come they see it how safe istanbul.everyone talking about pkk or others withour truth. istanbul the most safe city of world. just come and see how amazing city.
gianni
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so dont worry you will be ok here