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Monday, March 9, 2026
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Monday, March 9, 2026
US urges citizens to leave southeast Turkey, orders non-essential staff out of Adana consulate
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWashington 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 Turkey,” the US embassy to Ankara says.
“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 says on X, referencing a travel advisory saying: “Americans in southeast Turkey are strongly encouraged to depart now.”
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