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Russia's Tourism Agency Calls on Citizens in Turkey to Avoid Crowded Areas

© REUTERS / Murad SezerPolicemen protect a soldier from the mob after troops involved in the coup surrendered on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016.
Policemen protect a soldier from the mob after troops involved in the coup surrendered on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Russia's Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturism) called on Russian tourists in Turkey not to leave the resorts and to avoid crowded areas amid the attempted military coup in the country, according to a statement issued on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Members of Turkey's armed forces night tried to stage a military coup late Friday night.

A policeman stands atop of a military armored vehicle after troops involved in the coup surrendered on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. - Sputnik International
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"Rosturism recommends Russian citizens staying in the Republic of Turkey to remain calm, not to panic, not to leave the resort areas and places of residence, to refrain from guided tours, not to take part in rallies and demonstrations, to avoid crowded area," the statement read.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Embassy in Turkey said that it had no information on Russian citizens injured during the events surrounding the attempted military coup in Turkey.

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