Türkiye

Level calmupdated 3 min ago
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Earthquake
What governments advise19 states tracked
11 nothing to report7 increased caution1 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

No underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.

2alerts in progress1 / 19state advises against travel3.2homicides / 100,000 inhab.84events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Türkiye?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 84 events there, including 41 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Earthquake, Flood.

Is there a government travel advisory for Türkiye?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 1 advises against travel and 7 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Türkiye: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Central Turkey

7 days ago · 2 sources

High

UK (FCDO) travel advisory — Turkey

4 months ago · 15 sources

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Türkiye?

The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas of the country, not to the whole of it, and the official notice says which ones. Read it before you book. We rate the level 3 out of 4. Over the last 12 months, 29 events were recorded here, 14 of them severe. Two concern armed conflict; neither was severe, and that is what carries the highest stakes for people. Then three earthquakes, one severe, and they follow no season, so a quiet month means nothing. The rest is summer: 15 wildfires, 11 of them severe, 7 floods and one storm. Activity clusters in July (14 events), August (5) and June (4), all hazards combined. January, February and March count one each. Recorded homicides run at 3.2 per 100,000 people, against a world median of 2.1.

What it changes for a nomad

If you are staying for weeks, the season sets the calendar. Summer holds almost everything: fires, floods and storms fall in June, July and August. Arriving outside that window puts you in the quiet stretch, one recorded event in January, one in February, one in March. A fire can close a road and load the air for days, and water rises fast after a storm. Earthquakes work differently: three in the last 12 months, one severe, and no month is safer than another. Before you settle anywhere, put the address next to the UK notice, because part of the country is under advice against all travel, and living there for weeks is not the same question as a short trip elsewhere. Recorded homicides are 3.2 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1; for theft or scams no comparable figure exists.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

To watch right now

  • One alert is open right now, and the UK advice against all travel to some areas is recent: check which areas it covers before you book or move.

To watch as a rule

  • Wildfires from June to August: 15 over the last 12 months, 11 of them severe.
  • Floods and thunderstorms in the same summer window, with water rising fast after a downpour.
  • Earthquakes at any point in the year, with no season to plan around.
  • The two armed conflict records of the last 12 months: neither severe, but this is what weighs most here.

Good reflexes

  • Open the UK notice and check which areas it covers before you fix an address.
  • In summer, look up fire and flood warnings the evening before a long drive.
  • Keep shoes, a torch and a charged power bank within reach of your bed.
  • Keep a day of water and some cash at home, because power and card payments can drop after a strong quake.
  • Write your exact address down, so you can give it without hesitating.

Türkiye: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

Avoid some areas
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaDenmarkUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)ItalyJapanSouth KoreaNew ZealandPolandSwedenSwitzerlandUS State Department

the official notice lists the areas concerned

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Hakkari
  • Sirnak
  • Batman
  • Siirt
  • Adana
  • Adiyaman
  • Agri
  • Bitlis
  • Diyarbakir
  • Elazig
  • Gaziantep
  • Hatay
  • Iğdir
  • Kars
  • Kilis
  • Mardin
  • Mus
  • Tunceli
  • Van
  • Bingöl

Advised against unless essential

  • Hakkari
  • Sirnak
  • Hatay
  • Kilis
  • Gaziantep
  • Sanliurfa
  • Diyarbakir
  • Mardin
  • Diyarbakır
  • Gaziantep
  • Tunceli
  • Elazig
  • Van
  • Bitlis
  • Adana
  • Batman
  • Iğdir
  • Osmaniye
  • Siirt
  • Adiyaman
  • Bingöl
  • Adana
  • Ankara
  • Antalya
  • Bursa
  • Eskişehir
  • Istanbul
  • İzmir
  • Kayseri
  • Konya
  • Samsun
  • Trabzon

Except: Gaziantep

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Türkiye: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Road deaths: 6.7 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 2.2 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 3.1 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 77.4 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, conflict: 0.02 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 3.2 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 26.4 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • New displacements, disasters: 47.2 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
26.4µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Road deaths
6.7per 100,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
2.2per 1,000 people · 2022

Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
3.1per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
77.4years · 2024

Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, conflict
0.02per 1,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (0.48) · lower is better

2,000 people in total

New displacements, disasters
47.2per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

4,053,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
27.8per 1,000 people · 2025

2,390,414 people in total

102,497 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

5.2/10 — high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

3.2homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

Close to the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

2documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Türkiye: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 25 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire117 7 severe
  • Earthquake92 2 severe
  • Armed attack33 3 severe
  • Air quality1
  • Flood1

Last 12 months · 84 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire4830 30 severe
  • Earthquake153 3 severe
  • Flood9
  • Armed attack33 3 severe
  • Heatwave22 2 severe
  • Storm22 2 severe
  • Armed conflict2
  • Air quality2

+ 1 more type · 1 event

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