Iran issued a warning to its citizens in Turkey on June 10, saying they
should closely follow security warnings made by Turkish officials.
Tehran’s warning came amid two deadly car bomb attacks in Turkey. Iranian
tourists can contact Iran’s official representatives in Istanbul,
Ankara, Erzurum and Trabzon, the statement released from the Iranian
Embassy in Ankara said, also warning Iranians to stay away from crowded spots.
Turkey was rocked by two deadly attacks on June 7 and June 8, in Istanbul and the southeastern province of Mardin respectively.
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The
June 7 car bomb attack targeting a police vehicle in Istanbul’s
Vezneciler neighborhood left 11 people dead, six of whom were police
officers.
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), affiliated with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), claimed responsibility for the attack, which was carried out with a female suicide bomber.
One
day later, the police headquarters in the Midyat district of Mardin was
hit by a car bomb attack, killing six people, three of whom were police
officers. The attack was claimed by the PKK, which said in a statement
that it was carried out by a male suicide bomber.