AUSTRALIANS travelling to the Gallipoli Peninsula for Anzac Day are being warned of a possible terrorist attack.
The federal government has announced that it has received information of possible threats to the Anzac Day commemorations and has amended its travel advice for Turkey.
A statement from Veterans Affairs minister Dan Tehan said the Turkish authorities were aware of the information.
He said that the overall level of Smartraveller advice for Turkey and the Gallipoli Peninsula had not changed from "exercise a high degree of caution in Gallipoli and Turkey overall and travellers were advised to "reconsider their need to travel" to Ankara and Istanbul, the advice had been updated to reflect there was new information.
The minister's statement, which does not detail what the intelligence is, said Australians travelling to the Anzac Day services should minimise transit time spent in Istanbul and Ankara and travel advice for Turkey continued to recommend that travellers avoid large crowds and minimise time spent around potential targets for attack, including tourist sites.
"The Australian Government does not provide this advice lightly. The travel advice for Turkey, like all travel advisories, remains under close review and represents our best assessment of the safety and security environment that Australian travellers will experience in Turkey, said Mr Tehan.
"We are conscious of the effect of this on the many Australians planning to attend this year's Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli. In the current global environment, major events attract threats of varying degrees of credibility. Regrettably Anzac Day is not immune."