Natural Disaster Alert: Southeast and Central Mediterranean Earthquake, Türkiye (Second Message) and...
February 6, 2023 Event: This morning a large 7.8 earthquake occurred in the Turkish Southeast, near Gaziantep, affecting several provinces and the broader Central Mediterranean region.…
Statement from Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on the Earthquake in Turkiye and Syria
The United States is profoundly concerned by the reports of today’s destructive earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. We stand ready to provide any and all…
Natural Disaster Alert: Southeast and Central Mediterranean Earthquake, Turkiye (Second Message) and...
February 6, 2023 Event: This morning a large 7.8 earthquake occurred in the Turkish Southeast, near Gaziantep, affecting several provinces and the broader Central Mediterranean region.…
Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Earthquake in Turkiye and Syria
The United States is profoundly concerned by the reports of today’s destructive earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. We stand ready to provide any and all…
Southeast and Central Mediterranean Earthquake, Turkiye
Event: Southeast and Central Mediterranean Earthquake, Türkiye (February 6, 2023) There was an earthquake in the Turkish Southeast and Central Mediterranean regions with an epicenter in…
Security Alert: U.S. Mission Türkiye
January 30, 2023 Location: Istanbul Event: UPDATE – the U.S. government cautions its citizens of possible imminent retaliatory attacks by terrorists against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic…
Security Alert: U.S. Mission Türkiye
January 27, 2023 Location: Türkiye Event: In the wake of recent Quran-burning incidents in Europe, the U.S. government cautions its citizens of possible retaliatory attacks by terrorists…
Joint Statement on the U.S.-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Türkiye Strategic Mechanism on January 18, 2023, in…
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Ankara
Location: U.S. Embassy Ankara A large gathering is scheduled to take place on January 16, 2023 at 1330 hours at U.S. Embassy Ankara (1480 Sok…
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2023
The U.S. Mission Türkiye announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the…
The United States and Türkiye Take Joint Action to Disrupt ISIS Financing
The United States and Türkiye have disrupted ISIS’s ability to finance its operations by designating four individuals and two entities of an ISIS financial facilitation…
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Secretary Blinken thanked the Foreign Minister for his government’s efforts to…
Public Diplomacy Grants Program
U.S. Mission Türkiye of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program.
COVID-19 Information
Last Updated: December 7, 2022 The CDC’s Order requiring proof of vaccination for non-U.S. citizen nonimmigrants to travel to the United States is still in…
Turkish Students Choose To Study in the United States: 4.4% Growth in the 2021-22 School Year
The number of Turkish students in the United States rose 4.4 percent over last year, the highest rate of increase in more than a decade.
Message for U.S. Citizens: Earthquake Drill on Saturday, November 12
The Government of Türkiye has announced that an earthquake “Duck-Cover-Hold” drill will be held across the country on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 18:57hrs. The exercise is intended…
What Are Midterm Elections, Why Are They Important?
U.S. presidential elections are big news worldwide every four years. But what happens in the midterm elections — so called because they come nearly two…
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu
Secretary Blinken thanked the Foreign Minister for his country’s efforts to secure a resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
