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| Still current at: 26 November 2009
Updated: 25 November 2009 |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary (removal of reference to Ramadan; consular assistance figures), the Crime section (be wary of approaches from strangers), the Road Travel section (update of accident figures) and the Health section (removal of reference to Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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Travel advice for this country
Natural disasters
Many parts of Turkey lie on a major seismic fault line and are subject to earthquakes and tremors. In August 1999 an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale resulted in over 17,000 deaths when it struck Izmit, a town 55 miles south of Istanbul.
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Turkey, Ankara, British Embassy
Address:
British Embassy
Şehit Ersan Caddesi 46/A
Çankaya
Telephone:
Fax:
0312 455 33 52
Office hours:
GMT:
Mon-Fri: 0645-1530
Local Time:
Mon-Fri: 0845-1700
Website: http://ukinturkey.fco.gov.uk/en
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