Mistreatment of Arab tourists in Turkey

[war&peace]

First a personal experience, I felt quite at home in Turkey and I was welcomed in all places. However, many of my friends describe their experience less than pleasant at Jeddah airport (KSA) and especially considering the fact they went for Umrah from Pakistan. Though my personal experience in KSA has been different perhaps because I was carrying a US passport and/or on a business trip.

However the author has terribly failed to describe the details of what she considered disrespectful...and from her writing (actually from each scribbled word) I can smell the stench of Arab superiority complex which despite holy Prophet (ﷺ)'s denunciation is stronger than ever. May be they were not following the rules and acting weird with all that Arab superiority complex.

I would advice her to dine at quality restaurants if she decides to visit Turkey again. If you select the cheap restaurants mostly probably you will get the cheaper services too. If she really wants to document it...we can fix a date

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Have been Turkey and absolutely loved the people. Was given a lot of respect especially when I said I was from Pakistan. Don't know if Arabs are treated differently but from what I saw when I was there, that was not the case.

Unless they have gone through some sorts of metamorphosis, being rude to the foreigners and showing off racial superiority aren't exactly the strong points of the Turkish folks in general. In Istanbul there may be some unwanted events involving tourists, but they're not prevalent as mentioned in this article. Otherwise, how come they earn 100b+ $ from tourism??

Arabs were killed and oppressed by ottoman terrorists. Syria and Kurds have now the same problem.

Pakistan should recognize Armenia, Pakistan doenst reach anything by not recognizing a genocide victim country like Armenia who never harmed pakistan. It's a shame that even Turkey recognizes Armenia but Pakistan not. Iran should mediate between Armenia and Pakistan. I'm happy that soon travelling between Iran and Armenia will be visa free.

Also Iran is creating a trade route to Europe bypassing Turkey which is great news for Iran and the whole region who will get connected through Iran to Europe, bypassing this turkey

Are you jealous of Turkey??

 

[HAIDER]

What exactly is a Saudi??? Are they Arabs or the decedents of British agents who installed the dacoits from Nejat as "Kings"??

Damnnn man you fired a Katusha rocket point blank...

 

[CrimsonFury]

Hahaha if you don't like it then gtfo please.

Another post by a Turkey-hater...good god I love my country.

They hate us cause they ain't us

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

Mistreatment of Arab tourists in Turkey





Samar Al-Mogrin

THE terrifying ordeal of six young Saudis at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and the 10-hour-long harassment they faced at the hands of Turkish security officers were a humiliation not only for the six individuals but also for all Saudis.

Local newspapers published detailed reports of the mistreatment received by the six men at the Turkish airport, an incident that deeply hurt all Saudi men and women. By this irresponsible action, the Turkish authorities targeted not only the six Saudi men but all of us.

I am surprised at the huge numbers of Gulf tourists who visit Turkey every year for spending their vacation or for treatment, especially for hair loss despite the low quality tourism and treatment offered by the country and the despicable behavior of Turks toward Arabs.

There are historical reasons for the Turks to consider Arabs as inferior to them. We see Arabs being mistreated even by Turkish taxi drivers and restaurant workers. Turkish traders consider Arab tourists as machines to mint money and raise prices immediately.

I have visited Turkey and witnessed the lack of cleanliness at Turkish restaurants.

The bad body odor that comes out of restaurant workers is sickening and people will not be able to enjoy the meals, no matter how delicious they are.

I have also noticed that Turkish taxi drivers do not respect tourists and are reluctant to operate meters as they want to exploit them by charging high fares. This again reflects their superiority complex. If they had some respect for the Arabs they would not have treated us like this.

Many people who have gone to Turkey for hair transplant treatment with the desire of having beautiful looks at low costs now think their baldness was better than the treatment.

I have noticed that those who had undergone hair loss treatment enjoyed it only for the first two years and then lamented the bad condition of their hair.

A specialist Saudi doctor has told me that hundreds of Saudis who had undergone hair loss treatment in Turkey have approached clinics in Saudi Arabia to improve the condition of their hair.

Tourism requires good planning. Haphazard travel arrangements create a lot of problems for Gulf families. The travelers must make advanced planning with regard to the destinations and the places they wish to see. They should select countries and places that offer them quality services.
http://saudigazette.com.sa/opinion/local-viewpoint/mistreatment-arab-tourists-turkey/

Great article! Thanks for sharing!

 

[-SINAN-]

If Rouhani continues ties with Turkey we'll react.

Yeah, please burn yourself in the Tahran city center.

Hahaha if you don't like it then gtfo please.

Another post by a Turkey-hater...good god I love my country.

They hate us cause they ain't us

 

[mkiyani]

it's the most welcoming place on earth especially if you are from Pakistan.......I encourage all Pakistanis who are able - they should visit the brotherly nation.

Bro can u tell me how do i get visa and where to stay in Istanbul. how to get family tourist visa.
And for arab getting wat they deserve just see how they treat every Muslim nation in their airport and they even don't reply to "aslam u elikum" so first fix ur self... i heard so many arab saying we go to turkey its not rich country and so on.. but still they visit gr8t turkey..
Love u turkey..

they think turkey is not rich like them so they expect it to bow down and become their slaves.. if u dont like it dont go.. And every one know y arabs go there... not for hair or treatment ..... u know wat i mean...

 

[Max]

When they will write about mistreatment by Saudis for which they are world famous?

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Mistreatment of Arab tourists in Turkey





Samar Al-Mogrin

THE terrifying ordeal of six young Saudis at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and the 10-hour-long harassment they faced at the hands of Turkish security officers were a humiliation not only for the six individuals but also for all Saudis.

Local newspapers published detailed reports of the mistreatment received by the six men at the Turkish airport, an incident that deeply hurt all Saudi men and women. By this irresponsible action, the Turkish authorities targeted not only the six Saudi men but all of us.

I am surprised at the huge numbers of Gulf tourists who visit Turkey every year for spending their vacation or for treatment, especially for hair loss despite the low quality tourism and treatment offered by the country and the despicable behavior of Turks toward Arabs.

There are historical reasons for the Turks to consider Arabs as inferior to them. We see Arabs being mistreated even by Turkish taxi drivers and restaurant workers. Turkish traders consider Arab tourists as machines to mint money and raise prices immediately.

I have visited Turkey and witnessed the lack of cleanliness at Turkish restaurants.

The bad body odor that comes out of restaurant workers is sickening and people will not be able to enjoy the meals, no matter how delicious they are.

I have also noticed that Turkish taxi drivers do not respect tourists and are reluctant to operate meters as they want to exploit them by charging high fares. This again reflects their superiority complex. If they had some respect for the Arabs they would not have treated us like this.

Many people who have gone to Turkey for hair transplant treatment with the desire of having beautiful looks at low costs now think their baldness was better than the treatment.

I have noticed that those who had undergone hair loss treatment enjoyed it only for the first two years and then lamented the bad condition of their hair.

A specialist Saudi doctor has told me that hundreds of Saudis who had undergone hair loss treatment in Turkey have approached clinics in Saudi Arabia to improve the condition of their hair.

Tourism requires good planning. Haphazard travel arrangements create a lot of problems for Gulf families. The travelers must make advanced planning with regard to the destinations and the places they wish to see. They should select countries and places that offer them quality services.
http://saudigazette.com.sa/opinion/local-viewpoint/mistreatment-arab-tourists-turkey/

An Arab had a bad experience in Turkey
and a generalization is made

when someone says same about treatment of Bangadeshi, Indian and Pakistani in GCC states then Arabs take offence.

 

[Timur]

hy are you so against Turkiye dude?

because he is an iranian shia on secterian mode..

millions of ppl visit turkey many many arabs visit turkey... iranians visit turkey , all of them would not come to turkey if it would be like this.. sometimes you can have this shitty behavior of pll because idiots are everywhere in every culture..

for excample my father and mother on hajj, two arab police without behavior talked bad to them because they are turks.. only idiots would make a false conclusion because of this incident..

 

[MarkusS]

I dont like turkey and evryone knows that. I was only one time there in 2013 and i must admit that i and my girlfriend were treated nice. The food was nice and the people too. Can´t say anything bad regarding that.

political differences ect should not lead to talking bad someone.

 

[Kambojaric]

An Arab had a bad experience in Turkey
and a generalization is made

when someone says same about treatment of Bangadeshi, Indian and Pakistani in GCC states then Arabs take offence.

A possible reason why there may potentially be incidents of racism against Arabs could be that there is a trend of young rich men from the Khaleej countries travelling to more moderate Muslim and Non Muslim countries for a weekend or so to 'get wasted' and party. My mother in law who grew up in Lebanon says that Saudi princes would on regular basis come to Beirut, hire prostitutes. party and drive around in their fancy cars like crazy men. Personally we (me and my friends) were offered prostitutes as well by some really dodgy looking guy in Istanbul who thought we were Arabs (close to Serkeci train station). Anti social behaviour from such men may perhaps have established a very negative image of Arabs in general in Turkey.

I am just speculating of course and maybe some Turkish member here could clarify. I do not mean to say that all Khaeeji young men that travel abroad for weekend trips do so for reasons such as partying and causing chaos, but there is definitely a pattern as several people from different nationalities and backgrounds have told me essentially the same thing.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

because he is an iranian shia on secterian mode..

millions of ppl visit turkey many many arabs visit turkey... iranians visit turkey , all of them would not come to turkey if it would be like this.. sometimes you can have this shitty behavior of pll because idiots are everywhere in every culture..

for excample my father and mother on hajj, two arab police without behavior talked bad to them because they are turks.. only idiots would make a false conclusion because of this incident..

I think not Shiia related but more just the old style thinking of Persian-Ottoman rivalry or maybe he is pro kurdish rebels

A possible reason why there may potentially be incidents of racism against Arabs could be that there is a trend of young rich men from the Khaleej countries travelling to more moderate Muslim and Non Muslim countries for a weekend or so to 'get wasted' and party. My mother in law who grew up in Lebanon says that Saudi princes would on regular basis come to Beirut, hire prostitutes. party and drive around in their fancy cars like crazy men. Personally we (me and my friends) were offered prostitutes as well by some really dodgy looking guy in Istanbul who thought we were Arabs (close to Serkeci train station). Anti social behaviour from such men may perhaps have established a very negative image of Arabs in general in Turkey.

I am just speculating of course and maybe some Turkish member here could clarify. I do not mean to say that all Khaeeji young men that travel abroad for weekend trips do so for reasons such as partying and causing chaos, but there is definitely a pattern as several people from different nationalities and backgrounds have told me essentially the same thing.

Beirut is nice!

 

[CHI RULES]

Nothing wrong with this article. Tourism in Turkey= risk of being killed by ISIS or Kurds, fake prices, annoying screaming people who want to force you into their stinking restaurants as this Arab lady wrote. Also racism towards arabs, kurds, Iranians, Russians, Shia and Alevis is making the region tired.

Now we see they are terrified that mosul gets liberated:
http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/23062016

This country should not get any contract from the region and all tourism should be banned to go there because of dangers and racism.


So if a saudi acts bad towards someone in saudi arabia then it should be avenged upon innocent saudi tourists (who contribute to the local economy) somewhere else ?

Are Iranis not racist

 

[ibnabdulfatah]

What about Harassment other nations face