Turkiye for a second day on Friday railed against a group of Western countries that temporarily shut their consulates in Istanbul, accusing them of failing to share information on the security threat that led to the closures and of aiming to cause harm to Turkiye.
This week, nine Western nations either closed down their consulates in Istanbul or issued travel warnings to citizens visiting Turkiye, citing security threats. The measures angered Turkiye, which on Thursday summoned the countries' ambassadors in protest. Turkiye's interior minister accused the countries of waging "psychological warfare" and attempting to wreck Turkiye's tourism industry.
"We asked our Interior Ministry. They say there is no concrete sharing of information. ... We asked our intelligence agency. There is no concrete sharing of information." The German Embassy this week cited the risk of possible retaliatory attacks following Quran-burning incidents in some European countries in announcing the closure of its consulate. The U.S. embassy cautioned its citizens about possible attacks against churches, synagogues and diplomatic missions as well as other places that Westerners frequent.
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