The Counter-Terrorism Bureau has lifted its month-long warning against travel to some parts ofTurkey, saying that “concrete threats against the coastal region between Alanya and Kamar have been lifted.”
The Bureau does, however, continue to warn tourists to stay away from the Turkish region bordering Iran and Iraq, and to maintain standards of behavior recommended for Israeli tourists overseas.
A Buruea official told Ynet that “no one should be under the illusion that the threats to Israeli tourist destinations in Turkey, and in general are gone.”
"In my estimate, the same elements (who planned to carry out an attack) will again plan a similar attack on Israeli cruise ships in this area and other regions. At the same time, at this point the concrete threat on the specific coastal strip has been lifted," he said.
At the beginning of August, the Transportation Ministry ordered four Israeli ships carrying 3,500 tourists to a Turkish port to leave their shipping lanes, and redirected them to Greece and Cyprus.
The Counter-Terrorism Bureau advised Israelis not to visit the coastal Turkish region between Alanya and Kamar, marking a 300-kilometer stretch.
Since then, the Turkish government has arrested a Syrian national suspected of belonging to an al-Qaeda cell. The suspect admitted to planning to target Israeli ships.
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