Turkey has been a site of political instability and danger in recent months with the most recent incident killing 38 people and injuring 155.

Two bombs were set off in what looked to be a coordinated attack on police outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday (December 10).

The blasts on Saturday night included a car bomb outside the Vodafone Arena, home to Istanbul's Besiktas soccer team, followed by a suicide bomb attack in an adjacent park less than a minute later.

Back in June, a gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport killed 41 people and injured more than 230, according to officials.

Three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance before blowing themselves up after police fired back.

The Deaflympics, previously known as the World Games for the Deaf, is an International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level.

Held every four years, it is the longest running multi-sport event excluding the Olympics themselves.

The event in Samsun will be the 23rd edition of the Summer Deaflympic Games, an event first held in Paris in 1924.

Christof Niklaus was announced as the new Chef de Mission for the Deaflympics GB squad for Samsun 2017 last month after replacing Chris Ratcliffe following his decision to resign due to personal reasons.

"As you all will have seen the latest atrocities from Turkey, we are all extremely concerned about the safety of our athletes and officials going to the 2017 Deaflympics next July," read the statement from Niklaus.

"I shall be seeking further reassurances from the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) and Turkey towards the safety of our athletes and officials.

"I shall get in touch with the Home Office and the UK Embassy in Turkey to seek their advice towards our safety.

"We have always followed the published travel advice from the government and this still hasn’t changed, even after the attacks.

"I shall post a further update as soon as I can after I have got all the facts together because I do not wish to create any unnecessary panic or confusion.

"The 2017 Deaflympics should still be an amazing and memorable experience for everyone involved with the right preparations."

Back in July, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) opted to postpone "indefinitely" their Under-18 European Championship due to political instability in Turkey.

Action was due to begin in the Black Sea city of Samsun on July 30, but FIBA acted after the country was rocked by a failed coup attempt.

Turkish Armed Forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize control of several key places in cities such as capital Ankara and Istanbul.

They were unsuccessful after forces loyal to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan maintained social order within 48 hours.

The Government said that 312 people were killed in the coup, including 145 civilians, 60 police, three soldiers and 104 plotters.

The 2016 World Deaf Championships were also plunged into doubt as a result of the coup but, the event planned at Samsun’s Batıpark, went ahead as planned.