US State Department urges US diplomats’ families to leave Turkey

YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, ARMENPRESS. The US Department of State issued a new warning for its citizens who are now in Turkey or are going to visit there over the existing terrorist threat in that country, Hurriyet reported.

The State Department’s announcement says the employees of the US Embassy in Ankara and the US Consulate in Istanbul can voluntarily leave the territory of Turkey from August 23 to September 23. During that period the American side will reimburse the travel costs of its employees.

The announcement says such decision is related to the terrorist threat to the US citizens in Turkey.

The US citizens were especially urged to avoid visiting Turkey’s south-east.