I had IST in my planned OWE itinerary until this morning, when I came across this, almost by chance:

http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-c.../Advice/Turkey

Now, I know governments have to cover themselves by issuing this type of advisories, the moment a firecracker goes off somewhere, and don't lift the advisory for a long time after that, but still....

Play safe? Ignore?

The problem I see with ignoring this is what happens in the event of one actually needing help from the Consulate... I can just hear them saying "You were told, blah, blah...".