“Well, pray tell, why go out on hiking trails alone, especially in unfavorable weather conditions? And even more so in those places where there are really no routes. Or look for adventures not just outside hotels, but in places with a bad, criminal situation?” — the diplomat said in a conversation with RIA Novosti.

In January, the Russian Consulate General in Antalya confirmed the death of Russian citizen Nadezhda Yarygina, who disappeared in Turkey. Last June, a Russian tourist died in the center of Istanbul after a conflict.