Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Routine big city type crime, followed by a somewhat increased risk of terrorist attacks, have been causing some sense of insecurity; but most of the tourists coming from OECD countries to visit Istanbul have no problem while there, and there is a greater risk of getting killed or injured by a car accident closer to home than by some possible incident in Istanbul.
Thanks for the perspective - we're scheduled to arrive next Sunday for a week. It's a tough balance between being an overly concerned alarmist and being naively ignorant. That's always the problem with low probability events that have significant impacts.