SHOCK Turkey terror warning: Avoid Istanbul AND Antalya, warns US

PEOPLE have been warned to STAY AWAY from popular holiday spots in Turkey as there is a “credible threat” to tourists areas.

The shock warning issued by the US embassy in Turkey today said that Istanbul and Antalya were particularly at risk for a potential terror attack.

In what it called an "emergency message", the embassy warned its citizens to exercise extreme caution.

It read: "The US Mission in Turkey would like to inform US citizens that there are credible threats to tourist areas, in particular to public squares and docks in Istanbul and Antalya.

“Please exercise extreme caution if you are in the vicinity of such areas. For your personal safety, we urge you to monitor local media.”

According to the embassy the “credible threat” was directed at public squares and docks in Istanbul and Antalya – areas tourists often seek out on holiday in the Mediterranean country.

More than 2.5 million Britons visit Turkey every year and this year is expected to be as popular as ever despite chilling threats from ISIS.

The warning comes as safety fears in the country continue to grow as it has been struck by a number of terror attacks in recent months.

Turkey has been hit by four suicide bombings already this year, two of which Kurdish militants have claimed responsibility for, while the two others have been blamed on ISIS.

Last summer the British Government warned that sunseekers visiting Turkey could be at serious risk of being attacked by jihadis.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s advice was updated just hours before 27 tourists were gunned down by militants in Tunisia.

The British embassy in Turkey has yet to update advise for Britons abroad in the country.