Security at WC 2010

[pohani komarac]

personaly my theory is that this is just playing small political cards to get some more suport home for war in iraq and afganistan...tough i always have crazy theorys

anyway i doubt istanbul is less safer from some other big citys in world, especially for such big event. knowing mentality in such region that cares a lot on tradition and pride i have no doubt turks are going to make evrything so evryone feals safe and welcome, much better and with more heart than some "safe western" countries. this is just preduce, but based on that i could say they wouldn't be much safer in harlem, at least not anything valuable on them. so

[Fedfan]

Evidence? So for you 1 idiot's bomb "threat" and "few injuries" in other city are enough evidence to compare them to tens of bombings, some of them terrorist attacks, during last 6-7 years? LOL

Anyone, enough of the BS, my point was NOT that Istanbul is the crime or terrorist capital of the world, but it doesn't rank very high on the safest cities list, as much as some hotheads here try to prove it with ridiculous comparisons.
And I sure agree some European and/or American cities may not be much safer than Istanbul, I never argued otherwise.

I believe World Cup gonna be carried out peacefully, but you never know. That's it. I'm done with this topic.

hmmm..so in the same post you say that the 2 are not comparable but Instambul fares the same in terms of safety as most 1rst world big cities-which are by definition some of the safest places such big organisations could ever be hosted..

..I ask..does this make any sense to you????

[Richey666]

Evidence? So for you 1 idiot's bomb "threat" and "few injuries" in other city are enough evidence to compare them to tens of bombings, some of them terrorist attacks, during last 6-7 years? LOL

Anyone, enough of the BS, my point was NOT that Istanbul is the crime or terrorist capital of the world, but it doesn't rank very high on the safest cities list, as much as some hotheads here try to prove it with ridiculous comparisons.
And I sure agree some European and/or American cities may not be much safer than Istanbul, I never argued otherwise.

I believe World Cup gonna be carried out peacefully, but you never know. That's it. I'm done with this topic.

Berlin only 2 days ago:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/n...nstration.html
Tallinn: last week bomb threat in the president's house itself forces evacuation!

http://balticreports.com/?p=18288

didn't search much about the others,I think that is enough evidence already.

[Fedfan]

LOL: I am not talking about crime, I am talking about several bomb explosions during few years with lot of dead bodies, some of which even Istanbul mayor himself called terrorism.
Haven't heard that happening in Singapore, Tokyo, Berlin or Tallinn.

Berlin only 2 days ago:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/n...nstration.html
Tallinn: last week bomb threat in the president's house itself forces evacuation!

http://balticreports.com/?p=18288

didn't search much about the others,I think that is enough evidence already.

[purple]

You know a picture is worth a thousand words

good one

well about security in istanbul ; Istanbul has around 15.000.000 population, when you compare it with a city, be aware of that this city has the same population cause as far as i read the statistics says istanbul's crime rate is less than many cities in the world.

[sinobball]

Nope, just wanted to give the detailed information about the location of Turkey, also some numbers.

You know a picture is worth a thousand words

[Levenspiel]

Haven't heard that happening in Singapore, Tokyo, Berlin or Tallinn.

What about London, Madrid, New York or Paris?

[samer_1_2]

Turkey is a big country, no worry if something happens in somewhere.. This is natural.. everywhere in the world some stuff occurs..
I think it ll be safe during the World Cup 2010.. much much much better than SOUTH AFRICA.. so calm down and dont worry

[Richey666]

LOL: I am not talking about crime, I am talking about several bomb explosions during few years with lot of dead bodies, some of which even Istanbul mayor himself called terrorism.
Haven't heard that happening in Singapore, Tokyo, Berlin or Tallinn.

what city is safe to you???JUST tell me and I can pull in seconds articles of crimes.Which?

[Fedfan]

Istanbul safe city??? which planet are you living on?
Eat this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5292122.stm

Several explosions of 2005, bigger terrorist attack of 2008 and fresh police bus bombing 2010.
Sure I ain't saying something's gonna happen, but to call Istanbul safe is ridiculous exaggeration.

what city is safe to you???JUST tell me and I can pull in seconds articles of crimes.Which?

[Richey666]

Istanbul safe city??? which planet are you living on?
Eat this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5292122.stm

Several explosions of 2005, bigger terrorist attack of 2008 and fresh police bus bombing 2010.
Sure I ain't saying something's gonna happen, but to call Istanbul safe is ridiculous exaggeration.

come on this is paranoic too.Istambul is a very safe city for them,and this current incident is not going to change this-esp by the time the championship comes.

[purple]

I know where Turkey is, thank you. Or do you think that all the stuff that you pasted here somehow makes my statement wrong?

Nope, just wanted to give the detailed information about the location of Turkey, also some numbers.

[Fedfan]

Now I'm confused!Where's Turkey exactly???

[Gytaz]

I know where Turkey is, thank you. Or do you think that all the stuff that you pasted here somehow makes my statement wrong?

[purple]

Actually, those are different names for more or less the same place. Both are correct for Turkey.

Turkey is a peninsula that, uniquely, straddles 2 continents. Located in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia, 97 percent of its area occupies Anatolia, the peninsula of land that lies between the Black Sea on the northern coast of the country, and the Mediterranean to the south, where the continents of Asia and Europe meet. The remaining 3 percent of the country is in Thrace, a region in the southeastern Balkan peninsula, north of the Aegean Sea. Turkey has an area of 780,580 square kilometers (301,382 square miles) with a total coastline of 8,430 kilometers (5,238 miles), and shares its land borders with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. The country is strategically situated since it controls the Turkish Straits, comprised of the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which connect the Black Sea to the Aegean on the west coast. Comparatively, Turkey is slightly larger than the state of Texas. The capital city, Ankara, is located in the northwest center of Anatolia.

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