Be vigilant in Turkey, foreign ministry says

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned its citizens in Turkey to be careful and avoid going outside, as tensions continue to rise between China and Turkey.

The ministry advised all Chinese residents and organizations in the country to "avoid populous areas and sensitive sites as much as possible", according to a notice published on the ministry's website on Saturday.

The tensions come in the aftermath of the July 5 deadly riot in Urumqi, capital city of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Rebiya Kadeer, chairwoman of the World Uygur Congress (WUC), described Turkey as "the only country which clearly protested against China" in the aftermath of the riots.