The US Embassy and Consulates in Turkey will be temporarily closed in connection with the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by US President Joe Biden; the official website of the US Embassy in Turkey released this statement.
"The US Consulate in Adana and the US Consulate General in Ankara, the US Consulate General in Istanbul, the US Consulate in Adana, and the US Consular Agency in Izmir will be closed for routine American Citizen and visa services on Monday, April 26, and Tuesday, April 27.
US citizens in need of emergency assistance should contact the closest consular section using the phone numbers and email addresses below," the official statement reads.
"US citizens are advised to avoid the areas around US government buildings and exercise heightened caution in locations where Americans or foreigners may gather,'' the statement says.
On April 24, US President Joe Biden recognized the massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
The US Ambassador was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara rejects Joe Biden's statement.