Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations Planned Today in Fatih District at Sarachane Park

U.S. Consulate General Istanbul – March 18, 2017 Demonstrations are being planned in Istanbul’s Fatih district at Sarachane Park this afternoon at approximately 1500 hours to protest airstrikes near Aleppo, Syria.  This demonstration is expected to be peaceful, but also likely to involve anti-Western/American sentiment and could possibly inspire additional demonstrations throughout Istanbul with little or ... Read More»

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations Expected Near Taksim, Sisli and Tarlabasi in Istanbul (November 5, 2016)

The U.S. Consulate General would like to inform U.S. citizens that demonstrations related to the arrests of Peoples’ Liberation Party (HDP) leadership are expected starting this afternoon and continuing into the evening in the vicinity of Taksim, Sisli Mosque Square and Tarlabasi in Istanbul. Further demonstrations may occur in other locations throughout Istanbul with little ... Read More»

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations planned on Istiklal Street in Istanbul

The U.S. Consulate General would like to inform U.S. citizens that demonstrations are planned for this evening on Istiklal Street near the Galatasaray area of Istanbul. Several hundred people are expected to gather in protest of the recent developments regarding free media. The U.S. Consulate General reminds U.S. citizens that demonstrations and large events intended ... Read More»

Demonstration Message for U.S. Citizens: Protest activity planned this evening in Galatasaray area of Istanbul

The U.S. Consulate General would like to inform U.S. citizens that protrst activity is expected this evening in the Istiklal Avenue and Galatasaray area of Istanbul. The U.S. Consulate General reminds U.S. citizens that demonstrations and large events intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational.  We advise U.S. citizens to avoid large political gatherings, protests, and ... Read More»

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations planned in Galatasaray Square in Istanbul

U.S. Consulate General Istanbul informs U.S. citizens of a demonstration scheduled to take place in Galatasaray Square on December 25, 2015 at 1900 hours. The demonstration is expected to be a peaceful protest against Turkey’s reported steps to re-establish diplomatic ties with Israel. The U.S. Consulate General encourages U.S. citizens to exercise caution and to ... Read More»

Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations planned in Beyoglu District in Istanbul

The U.S. Consulate General Istanbul informs U.S. citizens of protest activity planned for the next several days on Istiklal Caddesi in Istanbul, near a number of diplomatic missions in the Beyoglu District. Today, December 10, a demonstration against Russia’s actions in Turkey and Syria will start at approximately 8:00 p.m. outside the Consulate General of ... Read More»

Notice for U.S. Citizens: Demonstrations at Istanbul

The U.S. Consulate General would like to inform U.S. citizens that demonstrations are planned throughout Istanbul Saturday, Dec. 5 afternoon starting at 12:00 p.m. There will be an HDP-organized rally in Ak Saray Square and surrounding neighborhoods in the Fatih district, as well as demonstrations throughout Galata, Kadikoy, and the Haydarpasa transport terminal, protesting curfews ... Read More»
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