US citizens in İstanbul, Turkey should be aware of an ongoing police activity in the city in response to a possible terrorist threat, a U.S. Consulate in Turkey said in a warning on Friday.
"The US Consulate General İstanbul would like to inform US citizens of a heightened Turkish security presence in the Mecidiyekoy district of Istanbul, especially in the vicinity of Sisli Agaoglu Sokak, in response to a possible terrorist threat," the warning stated.
Turkey's foreign ministry issued a statement Saturday saying "U.S. authorities made this statement based on normal precautions taken by our security forces rather than any concrete intelligence."
The U.S. issues security messages and travel warnings throughout the world to inform its citizens of threats and protests. The U.S. Embassy and consulates in Turkey issued at least 22 such messages this year.
