US urges citizens to leave southeast Turkiye, orders non-essential staff out of Adana consulate

Ankara: Washington has advised non-essential staff to leave its consulate near the southern Turkish city of Adana near a key NATO base and ordered US citizens to leave “southeast Turkiye,” the US embassy to Ankara said Monday. “On March 9, 2026, the Department of State ordered non-emergency US government employees and US government employee family members to leave Consulate General Adana due to the safety risks,” it said on X, referencing a travel advisory saying: “Americans in southeast Turkiye are strongly encouraged to depart now.”

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