https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/us-warns-of-credible-terrorist-and-kidnap-threat-in-turkey-1.1098464

Services at the US embassy in Turkey have been suspended after "credible reports of potential terrorist attacks", the US said on Friday.

The US said the suspension included all American citizen and visa services at all missions across the country.

The embassy said in a security alert on its website that it "has received credible reports of potential terrorist attacks and kidnappings against US citizens and foreign nationals in Istanbul, including against the US consulate general, as well as potentially other locations in Turkey".

The report advised US citizens to exercise heightened caution in locations where people may gather, including large office buildings or shopping malls.

Diplomatic staff in Ankara said that consular services would be suspended at the embassy, as well as at consulates in Istanbul, the southern city of Adana and the Aegean coastal city of Izmir.