Ksu93dlv

This recent rash of bombings in Istanbul is really sad to see. When I visited
there in June some people thought I was nuts but I figured you had about the
same chance of getting attacked in pretty much any other big city as you did in
Istanbul. Now I have to say I would not go there if I had the chance to go
again. That's very sad, because it is obviously a very small group that's
carrying out these attacks and it is not at all indicative of how Turks feel
about Jews or westerners. By all accounts Turkey seems like the most open and
free predominantly Muslim country in the world. And since they rely to a large
extent on tourism, I can only imagine that the severly depressed tourism market
we witnessed in June will get much worse now. It's a real shame. I feel bad not
just for the direct victims of these attacks but also for Turks in general.

Thur

"Ksu93dlv" <[email protected]> wrote ...
    > This recent rash of bombings in Istanbul is really sad to see. When I
visited
    > there in June some people thought I was nuts

I'm not aware of any reasons for people calling you nuts when saying you're
going to Istanbul. The city has, as far as I know, always been described as
absolutely fabulous with the mix of Western atmosphere and Islamic
influences. Was it just ignorance or was there an negative travel advice or
caution for Istanbul?
Greetz,

*never been there... yet :-/*

Thomas Peel

Thur schrieb:
    >
    > "Ksu93dlv" <[email protected]> wrote ...
    > > This recent rash of bombings in Istanbul is really sad to see. When I
    > visited
    > > there in June some people thought I was nuts
    >
    > I'm not aware of any reasons for people calling you nuts when saying you're
    > going to Istanbul. The city has, as far as I know, always been described as
    > absolutely fabulous with the mix of Western atmosphere and Islamic
    > influences. Was it just ignorance or was there an negative travel advice or
    > caution for Istanbul?
Must be ignorance. Try turning your TV on.
T.
    > Greetz,
    >
    > *never been there... yet :-/*

Traveller

I was there in July 2003 and would come back tomorrow if I could.
Terrorists?... They are everywhere in the world, yesterday was NY, today is
Istanbul and tomorrow can be whatever city in the world. Even in my city Im
in danger everytime I catch the metro, or everytime I go to a big commercial
center.

Thomas Peel <[email protected]> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
[email protected]...
    > Thur schrieb:
    > >
    > > "Ksu93dlv" <[email protected]> wrote ...
    > > > This recent rash of bombings in Istanbul is really sad to see. When I
    > > visited
    > > > there in June some people thought I was nuts
    > >
    > > I'm not aware of any reasons for people calling you nuts when saying
you're
    > > going to Istanbul. The city has, as far as I know, always been described
as
    > > absolutely fabulous with the mix of Western atmosphere and Islamic
    > > influences. Was it just ignorance or was there an negative travel advice
or
    > > caution for Istanbul?
    > Must be ignorance. Try turning your TV on.
    > T.
    > > Greetz,
    > >
    > > *never been there... yet :-/*

Thur

"Thomas Peel" <[email protected]> wrote ...
    > Thur schrieb:
    > > I'm not aware of any reasons for people calling you nuts when saying
you're
    > > going to Istanbul. The city has, as far as I know, always been described
as
    > > absolutely fabulous with the mix of Western atmosphere and Islamic
    > > influences. Was it just ignorance or was there an negative travel advice
or
    > > caution for Istanbul?
    > Must be ignorance. Try turning your TV on.


I was reffering to people saying to the OP in _june_ that he was nuts for
visiting Istanbul.
Greetz,

*tss*

Charles Hawtrey

[email protected] (Ksu93dlv) staggered to the nearest keyboard
and wrote:

    >By all accounts Turkey seems like the most open and
    >free predominantly Muslim country in the world.

Which is probably the reason they were attacked. They were likely
seen as "setting a bad example" by their less tolerant coreligionists.

Miguel Cruz

Ksu93dlv <[email protected]> wrote:
    > This recent rash of bombings in Istanbul is really sad to see. When I
    > visited there in June some people thought I was nuts but I figured you had
    > about the same chance of getting attacked in pretty much any other big
    > city as you did in Istanbul. Now I have to say I would not go there if I
    > had the chance to go again. That's very sad, because it is obviously a
    > very small group that's carrying out these attacks and it is not at all
    > indicative of how Turks feel about Jews or westerners.

It's also sad because it's illogical. Attacks like this in Istanbul are
nothing new. Like always, from the perspective of a tourist, the danger they
represent fades into noise when you include traffic accidents in the mix.

    > And since they rely to a large extent on tourism, I can only imagine that
    > the severly depressed tourism market we witnessed in June will get much
    > worse now. It's a real shame. I feel bad not just for the direct victims
    > of these attacks but also for Turks in general.

I think you're right on this count; it is going to affect tourism and it is
very sad, because they nice and welcoming people with a beautiful country.

At this point the best way we can help is by voting for increased funding
for mathematics education in American public schools so people can make more
rational analyses about where to visit rather than being put off by pinprick
stats.

miguel
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Steltzjr

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Let's see - won't go to Istanbul, or Oklahoma, or New York, or Northern
Ireland, or Lebanon, or................