U.S. consulate in Adana

Iranian diplomatic missions in Turkey were suspended on Dec. 20 until the next order, an embassy official has told the Hürriyet Daily News. U.S. missions to Turkey were also closed on Dec. 20 for security reasons. 

The Pentagon and the U.S. State Department have ordered the families of U.S. troops and civilian personnel stationed in the provinces of ?zmir, Adana and Mu?la to leave the region, citing concerns over their security. 

The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel on March 29 to leave posts in southern Turkey due to security fears.

The two agencies said dependents of American staffers at the U.S. consulate in Adana, the Incirlik air base and two other locations must leave.

The Consulate General of the United States in Istanbul has announced that consular services have been cancelled for Dec. 9 due to a "possible security threat" against the U.S. 

A crowd protested a fast-breaking dinner organized in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır by the U.S. consulate in Adana for Ramadan on July 15, attacking the tent where the food was prepared and served.

Seven people, including a police officer, were injured during the scuffles that erupted after the group’s attack. Two of the injured underwent surgery.