I must be psychic or something...

I said earlier "If they were going to assist anyone, it would be the FSA".

And the latest news is that "Turkey has agreed to support the training and equipping of the moderate opposition in Syria" - http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tur...&NewsCatID=359
I heard it on the BBC's Ten O'Clock News this evening as well.

I think we've been had -- We have an OP who begins with a false premise and disappears.

No false premise, didn't disappear. Just wanted to convince my husband that it was a safe vacation destination!

Keep your ear to the ground, soods, next year could be a different scenario (for the better, one would hope). This year there have been more tourists visiting Turkey than any time before - over 20 million up to August.

Also keep an eye on otherchelebi's advice on this forum.

as this is as much about soods trying to convince her DH as about Turkey, I think that she needs to take into account the angst that she will go through leading up to the holiday if she persuades him to go. Daily checking the news, "friends" telling him it's dangerous, DH getting anxious, etc. etc.

She knows her DH better than we do, but I'm not sure that I would want to put myself through that. We first wanted to go to Sri Lanka over 30 years ago, but the war broke out there and we went to The Gambia instead. We had a terrific time, and finally 2 years ago we got to Sri Lanka, where we didn't need to worry about being blown up or shot. [though there were still soldiers with automatic guns patrolling Colombo, that was more about the Cricket World Cup than the previous conflict].

only the OP knows how much DH's worries, well-founded or not, might ruin their trip.

While what Annhig states is true, most people want to make a decision on the facts rather than fears as much as much possible. But once again, rational thought can be overwhelmed by emotion. The above discussion could serve as guidance for others.