Scared for our children

Fishingtime

If you are so afraid then why do you not just book a week in an english resort

savagevixen

I am seriously thinking this thread was a wind up. So have removed my other comment. If it's not a wind up, you definately have a few issues regarding anxiety.

Goldiegirl

Seriously, if you are that worried stay at home.

And when I say at home, I mean never leave the house.

Bob_the_Saver

Fishingtime wrote: »

If you are so afraid then why do you not just book a week in an english resort

Because the kids would probably drown in the floods.

LittleBoots

balletshoes wrote: »

As others have already pointed out though, the OP isn't taking his family to back of beyond - he's considering 2 very popular resorts, in a country where they already have some kids with blonde hair and blue eyes. Seeing blonde kids in Turkish resorts is not at all unusual, and no-one there will give them a second glance.

I know, I get that and totally agree with you.
But if theyre so anxious about the destination they should probably go elsewhere where they feel safer.

I'd have no issues taking blonde littleunns to Turkey, I'm aware theres not kiddy snatchers on every corner

Like I say I have travelled a lot been to many south east Asian countries, south America, Russia, Israel by myself and had no bother.

People always worry about me when I tell them where I'm next off to (oh it's dangerous there etcetc they say) but I feel people miss out on so much as what they've read in the papers scare them

LittleBoots

N cos I'm always rubbish at getting to the point, what I meant was the parents should pick a place where they wont feel so anxious and hopefully the children can enjoy their holiday and be able to go play on their own etc

Bob_the_Saver

It's TURKEY, it's 'package holidayland', it's just down the road not another bl**dy planet.

mcfisco

Don't get unlicensed mini-cabs or - for that matter - flying cars
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LittleBoots

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

It's TURKEY, it's 'package holidayland', it's just down the road not another bl**dy planet.

Yep . Shudder

duchy

That company also offers in room babysitting (at a cost).
I'd suggest the OP starts with a less ambitious holiday-I'd suggest Northern Majorca or Menorca -or talks to Turkish people living over here about their concerns (tactfully).

My sister in law is Turkish .... and from my own experience of her and her family AND several Turkish holidays I do think the OP is over-reacting but as a travel agent in the past I do realize people do have some odd misconceptions and if he can't get past them it'd be stupid to go to Turkey.

OP do you worry about your children been abducted over here ? There's probably MORE foreigners in most British towns than in the average Turkish resort.....so is your fear of Turkey, foreigners in general- or of abduction in general ?