Three suicide bombers blew themselves up at the country's busiest airport Atatürk Airport, in Istanbul, killing 44 people on June 29.
The Foreign Office warns Turkey remains on "high terror alert" and "further attacks are likely".
The holiday hotspot attracts more than two and a half million Brits every year.
"Can't believe @ThomasCookUK haven't even addressed their customers "
London ladAnd frightened Brits are seeking alternatives in the wake of the country's latest terrorist attack.
Horrified Brits have taken to Twitter to share their terror.
A London lad tweeted: "Can't believe @ThomasCookUK haven't even addressed their customers who are travelling to Turkey, nothing at all, not even a 'don't worry' email."
One of his friends replied: "Booking a holiday to Turkey was a massive risk all along.
"So much fighting going on.
"I'm sure you'll be able to change it."
Some Brits are "undecided" about what to do and are seeking advice from friends and travel agents.
A young woman tweeted: "@OntheBeachUK Thinking of changing my holiday because of everything that's happening in Turkey, how do I go about this?"
Later the Brit tweeted again, revealing she was "undecided" about whether to visit Turkey.
And a young Brit from Northern Ireland asked her friend for advice.
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She tweeted: "Advice needed, would you go to Turkey on holiday in less than a month?"
The FCO advises against all travel to within 10km of the Turkey border of Syria but "essential travel to the remaining areas of Sirnak, Mardin, Sanliurfa, Gaziantep,
Diyarbakir, Kilis and Hatay provinces, Siirt, Tunceli and Hakkari."
Despite tourists' fears, UK travel agents EasyJet, Onthebeach.com, lastminute.com, Thomas Cook, Thomson and First Choice say are "operating as normal" under the "industry standard".
Popular travel website Booking.com refused to comment.
Travel agent Thomas Cook, from its @ThomasCookCaresTwitter feed, said while the "safety of customers" was their "number one priority" they were "operating as normal".
The company tweeted: "We've been in touch with colleagues in resorts and they tell us that customers there continue to enjoy their holidays."
An Easy Jet spokesperson said: "easyJet flies to Antalya, Dalaman, Bodrum and Izmir in Turkey and we always follow the advice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
"Their advice for travel to these destinations remains unchanged and that it is safe to fly to our Turkish destinations.
"As a result booking conditions remain unchanged.
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"easyJet will continue to comply with all recommendations and guidance from the authorities.
"The safety of our customers and crew is our highest priority."
A Thomas Cook spokesperson said: "Thomas Cook sends its deepest sympathies to those affected by the awful attacks on Ataturk airport in Istanbul.
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"The safety of our customers always comes first and we continue to monitor the situation closely.
"Our holiday and flight programmes to Turkish resorts are operating as normal but with increased security measures at airports.
"Our experienced teams on the ground inform us that our customers continue to enjoy their holidays, in resorts which are all hundreds of miles from Istanbul."
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