'turkey Should Be Banned From Tourist Lists': Ankara Faces Backlash For Anti-india Stance Post Op Sindoor

Turkey is facing nan backlash of Indian societal media users aft their statements backing Pakistan pursuing Operation Sindoor. On Wednesday, India executed pre-dawn airstrikes connected 9 important violent accommodation crossed Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The Indian Air Force targeted training centers, motorboat pads, and nan office of Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, including nan LeT's 'nerve centre' successful Muridke, which antecedently received a aid from Osama Bin Laden, arsenic good arsenic JeM's guidelines successful Bahawalpur.

Social media users said connected X (formerly Twitter) that Turkey should beryllium disconnected nan leisure recreation lists of each Indian tourists. "Azerbaijan(BAKU) and Turkey should beryllium deleted from leisure recreation of each Indians. Why Fund enemies (sic)?" a personification asked. 

A 2nd personification said: "Indians should debar visiting Azerbaijan and Turkey. Treat them nan aforesaid arsenic Pakistan!!"

A personification named Shashank Shekhar Jha moreover urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extremity Indian visitors from visiting Turkey fixed its anti-India stance. "Turkey has officially condemned #OperationSindoor. PM @narendramodi ji, pls extremity Indian visitors from visiting this Islamist state opinionated coming pinch a panic federation Pakistan. We must ne'er forgive Turkey complete #Pahalgam," he said. 

Sanjeev, a Bengaluru-based entrepreneur, wrote successful a station connected X that his institution regularly sends shipments to nan EU via air, and Turkish Airlines is nan cheapest option. 

He said: "We regular nonstop shipments to EU by air. The cheapest action coming was turkish airlines. The nearest replacement was ₹55 much per kg. I told nan squad we will carnivore nan further cost, but not usage Turkish airlines! Why should we springiness business to personification opinionated by nan enemy!"

Gurmeet Chadha, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, said that location are overmuch amended options for tourism than Turkey and Azerbaijan. 

"2.5 lac Indians travelled to Baku (Azerbaijan). 2.75 lac Indians  to Turkey… Just retrieve this while readying your adjacent travel.. location are amended places successful India and globe. Also let’s effort n trim Chinese products arsenic overmuch arsenic viable/possible complete time," Chadha wrote. 

Some users besides urged group to boycott Turkish Airlines since Ankara has openly supported Pakistan pursuing Operation Sindoor.

"Every Indian must return a stand. Turkey has openly supported Pakistan—a federation that harbors and sponsors coercion against India. It’s clip to act, not ignore. Every rupee spent connected Turkish Airlines aliases arsenic a tourer successful Turkey fuels a authorities that stands against our nationalist interest. Boycott  @TurkishAirlines Airlines. Boycott Turkey arsenic a tourer destination. Let’s not money those who broadside pinch terror. Nation First. Always," a personification commented. 

The Turkish Foreign Ministry expressed interest complete nan escalating business betwixt Pakistan and India, noting that nan May 7 attack by India raises nan consequence of war. They condemned provocative actions, urged restraint, and called for contiguous measures to de-escalate tensions, including counter-terrorism mechanisms. 

They supported Pakistan’s petition for an investigation into nan April 22 violent attack. 

Published on: May 8, 2025 1:28 PM IST