The Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits travelling to Turkey, urging them to be extra vigilant amid a spate of sex attacks. Some of the reported sexual attacks were on children. In advice updated on Tuesday (April 22), the Government warned that a majority of reported sexual assault cases took place during the tourist season in coastal resort areas.
It added that often the attacks were committed by someone the victim may have met during the day, with "a significant number" by hotel or spa staff. There have also been sexual attacks on children visiting toilets on their own, according to the Foreign Office.
The Department said: "Be extra vigilant in these situations."
In 2024, 4.4 million travellers from Britain visited Turkey, according to the Foreign Office. It said there were 56 cases of sexual assault, including rape, reported to British consular staff.
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