U.S. Embassy in Turkey

The US voiced its condolences on July 30 to Turkey as Ankara battles dozens of wildfires across the country that have so far claimed four lives.

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The U.S. special envoy for Syria visited Turkey on Feb. 11 to re-evaluate the recent developments in the region.

Speaking to reporters at Ankara's Esenboğa International Airport, James Jeffrey said Turkey, as a NATO ally, encountered a great threat in Idlib, northwestern Syria, coming from the Assad regime and Russia.

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey will be closed on March 5 due to an unspecified security threat, the Associated Press reported.

The earliest appointment date for Turkish citizens applying for a visa to visit the United States is January 2019, the U.S. Embassy in Turkey announced on Dec. 19.

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said the United States should reveal the names of all Turkish citizens whose visas have been canceled, commenting on a phone call made by the U.S. Embassy in Turkey to one of the key figures of the July 2016 coup attempt, six days after the failed putsch.

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey has shared remarks by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry praising press freedoms on its official Twitter account, using the hashtag #ÖzgürBas?n - #FreePress in Turkish. 

U.S.-based airliner Delta has announced that it would suspend its NYC and Istanbul flights over security concerns and weakening demand in a written statement on April 20. 

Police units in Istanbul stepped up their security measures in Istanbul's central Taksim Square on April 10 following a sound bomb explosion in the city's Mecidiyeköy neighborhood, while the United States warned of "credible threats" of a possible attack targeting tourist areas in the metropolis.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on March 19 condemned the suicide bomb attack in Istanbul that killed five people, and said the treaty will continue to support Turkey in its fight against terror. 

The U.S. Embassy in Turkey has moved to calm mounting speculation about a warning to citizens before the March 13 attack on Ankara, noting that intelligence confirmed by the Turkish government prompted the embassy to advise American citizens to avoid central Ankara due to the threat of a terrorist attack.