Blast and gunfire heard at Ataturk airport

[Jockman]

Robertj21a said:

Ataturk airport in Istanbul has two sets of security to get through. They initially screen *everybody* arriving, as they come through the door, and then later screen passengers again before boarding. I guess this attack has been on the outer (initial) point of entry.

Same as Dalaman airport. European airports should learn.

You cannot just wheel a bomb into the middle of the airport in the Turkish airports I've seen.

[Jim the Sunderer]

AJL308 said:

funkyrobot said:

stuttgartmetal said:

The Brits don't do Turkey anymore.

My fiancee's old manager is trying to buy a house over there.

Is he insane?

Serious question.

Maybe he wants his wife to run away with a local waiter.

[Jockman]

Jim the Sunderer said:

AJL308 said:

funkyrobot said:

stuttgartmetal said:

The Brits don't do Turkey anymore.

My fiancee's old manager is trying to buy a house over there.

Is he insane?

Serious question.

Maybe he wants his wife to run away with a local waiter.

There are some sensational bargains at the moment.

Turkey won't always be in this position.

[AreOut]

Jockman said:

Same as Dalaman airport. European airports should learn.

You cannot just wheel a bomb into the middle of the airport in the Turkish airports I've seen.

what's the difference getting killed inside or outside the airport?! I understand it's more crowded inside so more people could be killed however 50 people dead today, that's not a small number either.

[AJL308]

Jockman said:

Turkish coasts are safe.

That would be the same coastline onto which a terrorist strolled last year and machine-gunned loads foreign tourists, then?

[AJL308]

Jockman said:

Jim the Sunderer said:

AJL308 said:

funkyrobot said:

stuttgartmetal said:

The Brits don't do Turkey anymore.

My fiancee's old manager is trying to buy a house over there.

Is he insane?

Serious question.

Maybe he wants his wife to run away with a local waiter.

There are some sensational bargains at the moment.

Turkey won't always be in this position.

That's hardly a good reason for buying a holiday home.

It's an intolerant crap hole. It's Human Rights record is gross; it's a criminal offence to insult the President FFS. Why would anyone want a house there?

[thatsprettyshady]

AJL308 said:

That would be the same coastline onto which a terrorist strolled last year and machine-gunned loads foreign tourists, then?

Tunisia 🇹🇳

[voyds9]

AJL308 said:

That's hardly a good reason for buying a holiday home.

It's an intolerant crap hole. It's Human Rights record is gross; it's a criminal offence to insult the President FFS. Why would anyone want a house there?

Posted in wrong thread? The Scottish referendum thread is over there --------->

[AJL308]

thatsprettyshady said:

Tunisia ????

True, my bad. It's late.

[anonymous-user]

The news this morning says the death toll has increased. Do we know who's done this yet?

[Jockman]

AreOut said:

Jockman said:

Same as Dalaman airport. European airports should learn.

You cannot just wheel a bomb into the middle of the airport in the Turkish airports I've seen.

what's the difference getting killed inside or outside the airport?! I understand it's more crowded inside so more people could be killed however 50 people dead today, that's not a small number either.

You've sort of asked and answered your own question there.

Such measures >could< have prevented some loss of life at the recent Brussels Airport attack in March this year as bombers were able to wheel bombs right up to the checkout desk.

[Jockman]

AJL308 said:

Jockman said:

Jim the Sunderer said:

AJL308 said:

funkyrobot said:

stuttgartmetal said:

The Brits don't do Turkey anymore.

My fiancee's old manager is trying to buy a house over there.

Is he insane?

Serious question.

Maybe he wants his wife to run away with a local waiter.

There are some sensational bargains at the moment.

Turkey won't always be in this position.

That's hardly a good reason for buying a holiday home.

It's an intolerant crap hole. It's Human Rights record is gross; it's a criminal offence to insult the President FFS. Why would anyone want a house there?

Buying a holiday home anywhere is not for me but I appreciate the attraction to some.

[stuttgartmetal]

Jockman said:

Bookings down by 40% so 60% would disagree. I just flew back 3 days ago. Turkish coasts are safe.

You've just got to go through the airport to get there.
Last perSon I spoke to who went there said virtually no Brits
It used to be rammed with them.

[Jez m]

We've got a holiday home in Fethiye (southern coast of Turkey). Haven't been since 2011 and must admit to feeling pensive about going back anytime soon. Having said that, when we did go it always felt completely safe, but as a very popular British tourist destination i suppose it would. The area is very heavily reliant on tourism and must be suffering with number down 40%.

RIP to all involved in this latest attack. I don't think it will be the last either..

[Jimbeaux]

Turkish president says it's ISIS; shocking!

[Sam All]

Jimbeaux said:

Turkish president says it's ISIS; shocking!

Sow, reap....

[Jimbeaux]

Sam All said:

Jimbeaux said:

Turkish president says it's ISIS; shocking!

Sow, reap....

I believe the Turk government said something nice about the Israelis or shook one of their hands recently, tha'll do it. Although the Americans are launching their minimal airstrikes from Turkey, so let's just put it down to U.S. aggression. Trying to interfere with the beheadings of infidels and sexploitation of children is to blame for this!

[Lucas Ayde]

Sam All said:

Sow, reap....

Absolutely - they've been supporting and facilitating that bunch of nutters in Syria by allowing them over the border (both directions), supplying them with weapons, laundering their stolen oil and bombing the Syrian Kurds who are fighting them.

Now, surprise surprise, it turns out to be a bad idea to foster a bunch of fundamentalist psychopaths. Who knows how much worse it can get as the fundamentalist ideology takes hold - still, thanks to Merkel, millions of Turks will soon have visa-free travel rights to Schengen EU countries so they have somewhere to flee to if it all goes pear-shaped.

[Ali Chappussy]

Jockman said:

Bookings down by 40% so 60% would disagree. I just flew back 3 days ago. Turkish coasts are safe.

Your math doesn't add up. Bookings down by 40% means that 40% of those people who would have gone to Turkey haven't for one reason or another. This is a huge loss to any countries economy.

As for your comments about the coasts being safe, ask those poor bds who went to Tunisia how safe their coast was.

[Jimbeaux]

Lucas Ayde said:

Sam All said:

Sow, reap....

Absolutely - they've been supporting and facilitating that bunch of nutters in Syria by allowing them over the border (both directions), supplying them with weapons, laundering their stolen oil and bombing the Syrian Kurds who are fighting them.

Now, surprise surprise, it turns out to be a bad idea to foster a bunch of fundamentalist psychopaths. Who knows how much worse it can get as the fundamentalist ideology takes hold - still, thanks to Merkel, millions of Turks will soon have visa-free travel rights to Schengen EU countries so they have somewhere to flee to if it all goes pear-shaped.

And of course nothing can go wrong there. I say this as ISIS is already stacking those refugee ranks with more nutjobs.