IU is considering evacuating students studying abroad in Turkey due to safety concerns.
Three students are located in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Kathleen Sideli, associate vice president for overseas study, said in an email.
The University’s consideration to remove its students comes nearly three weeks after a car bomb detonated in Ankara, killing at least 34 people, the Associated Press reported. Last October, suicide bombers orchestrated an attack in the city that killed nearly 100 people.
On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department ordered the families of American government officials working in the consulate in Adana and family members of American civilians located in the Mugla and Izmir provinces to leave the country.
The State Department also issued a travel warning for the southeastern region of Turkey due to terrorist organizations targeting Americans and other foreign visitors.
Sideli said the students are not near the region mentioned in the State Department’s order. The University will provide updated information by the weekend.
Carmen Heredia Rodriguez
