A new Travel Warning was issued for Turkey today:
“The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of increased threats from terrorist groups throughout Turkey. U.S. citizens should avoid travel to southeast Turkey and carefully consider the risks of travel to and throughout the country. The U.S. Department of State is updating this Travel Warning to reflect the October 29, 2016, decision to order the departure of family members of employees posted to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey … The Department of State made this decision based on security information indicating extremist groups are continuing aggressive efforts to attack U.S. citizens in areas of Istanbul where they reside or frequent. The Consulate General remains open and fully staffed. This order applies only to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, not to other U.S. diplomatic posts in Turkey.”
CCI notes that this is a significant indicator of the seriousness of this threat as assessed by the US government.