Hey folks , it's my understanding that my former wife embarked on a trip to Turkey last friday. She was to have e- mailed me as to getting there and to check with our son who by the way is an Asburger child . i've yet to hear from her . Iv'e called her work and they too, aren t aware of problems , but they are concerned . Does anyone know hot Hostle the country is within it's borders curently/ Does anyone know if internet is avalible from there ? ellen

Turkey is a member of NATO and has troops in Afghanistan. They are not a government that would want to anger the US. and it has been seeking membership in the EU. U.S.-Turkish friendship dates to the late 18th century and was officially sealed by a treaty in 1830. the LGBT community has problems but they are beginning to be addressed, with a long way to go. It is not a country I would recommend open travel to for LGBT persons. Other than that, Influenza has been the only serious State Dept warning, along with the TB problem that is endemic. I would not consider it normally a dangerous country to travel in for most people, despite a late October "terrorist" bomb in Istanbul. Problems are usually in the Southeastern areas and involve Kurdish groups.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/res[...]map.pdf

Connecting to the Internet in Turkey is pretty easy and inexpensive.http://www.turkeytravelpl[...]ss.html

I hope this covers your questions, Ellen.

By the way, Turkish is not an Arabic language. They use a Latin-based alphabet. The language comes from Central Asia.

The problem has been resolved. Everyone is safe at home, now.