Once the Foreign Ministry made its decision to advise against travel, Fritidsresor cancelled all charter flights from Sweden to Turkey on Saturday and Sunday. Turkey is such an incredibly important player both in the crisis in Syria, the refugee question and when it comes to Cyprus, and we should maintain good diplomatic relations with Turkey," Wallström continued. Because of the uncertain developments in Turkey we advise against all non-essential travel to Turkey until further notice,” said Lilian Willix Schwirtz from the Foreign Ministry's press office. The Foreign Ministry does not have any confirmed information on how many Swedes are currently in Turkey. Some holidaymakers in Marmaris, on Turkey’s southern coast, have described hearing gunfire in the streets.

Source: The Local July 16, 2016 12:45 UTC