28 Mar 2024
Saturday 24 December 2016 - 12:20
Story Code : 244078

Iranians urged against visiting Embassy in Turkey

MNA The Iranian Embassy in Ankarahas issued a warning statement to Iranian nationals, urging them to avoid making unnecessary visits to the Embassy following the assassination of Russian envoy Andrey Karlov.


The Iranian Embassy in Ankara made the announcement in a statement on Sat., adding in order to facilitate consular affairs for Iranian nationals, they are advised to make visits to Irans consulates in the three Turkish cities of Istanbul, Trabzonand Erzurum from 10 AM to 12 PM starting Monday, Dec. 26. Consular services will continue to be limited to this time period until further notice.

The Embassy further called on Iranian nationals to avoid making visits to consulates on days and times other than those mentioned, advising them to visit the Embassys website for more information.

The release came after last weeks armed assault on Russian ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov that was carried out by a 22-year-old Turkish off-duty police officer named MevlutMert Altintas at the opening ofthe "Russia throughTurks' eyes" photo exhibition.Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly the al-Nusra Front) claimed responsibility for the murder on Wednesday.

Following the attack, all three Iranian consulates in Turkey were closed on Wednesday and Thursday, and were only open for two hours on Friday. Irans Foreign Ministry also released a statement, advising all Iranian tourists to avoid making unnecessary trips to Turkey until further notice.

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