Washington has advised non-essential staff to leave its consulate near the southern Turkish city of Adana near a key Nato base and ordered US citizens to leave “southeast Turkiye”, the US embassy in Ankara has said.

“On March 9, 2026, the Department of State ordered non-emergency US government employees and US government employee family members to leave Consulate General Adana due to the safety risks,” the embassy said on X.

It referenced a travel advisory saying: “Americans in southeast Turkiye are strongly encouraged to depart now”.

So far, Turkiye appears to have been spared, despite the fact that US troops are stationed at several of its bases.

One is Incirlik air base, an important Nato facility that has been used by US troops for decades which is located just 10km outside Adana.