Germany advises citizens not to make public political statements against the Turkish state while in Turkey

Turkey is obviously having a difficult time to keep its reputable image in the world due to recent troubles in the country and measures implemented. In fact, a piece of news about some advises made by Germany to warn its citizens may be considered an undesired situation for Turkey.

It is observed that the newly updated tips page by the German Foreign Ministry for tourists going to Turkey  includes a new piece of advice: “Don’t criticize the Turkish state”.

The tips published on the ministry’s webpage include useful information on how people should behave while on a visit to Turkey. The ministry warns tourists against traveling to the Syrian border and the predominantly Kurdish southeast in general, and to be aware of pickpockets in Istanbul and never to drink the tap water.

The crime section cautions that drug offenses are punished particularly hard in Turkey and that the authorities are quite particular about anything that can be deemed an antique.

The last paragraph in the section says: “It is strongly advised not to make public political statements against the Turkish state and to express sympathy for terrorist organizations.”

Turkey has lived through a failed coup atttemp on July 15th and thereafter the government in power has started taking very strict measures to see it to it the same unlucky situation does not repeat in the future, to include many arrests and detainments as well as removal of thousands of people suspected to have close ties to Gülen group – allegedly responsible for the illegal coup attempt – from office.

SOURCE. WEB / Edited