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We advise caution when travelling to Turkey

Turkey with its capital Ankara is a country in Asia (Western Asia), slightly larger than Texas (780,580 km²). The country is located Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece and Syria. The climate can be described as temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior. The landscape is high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges. With a population of about 71.89 million citizens.

Local Situation: 3.1 / 5

We advise caution when travelling to Turkey. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 2.7 / 5

Turkey shares a land border with 8 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Turkey), the Advisory Index is 2.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Syria (5), Iraq (4.6), Iran (3.3), Armenia (2), Azerbaijan (2), Georgia (2), Greece with 1.5 and Bulgaria with 1 (of 5).

Rating Details (single travel warnings)

Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

Advisory issued by: Canada

The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/turkey

Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe.

Advisory issued by: New Zealand

Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Turkey, including in Ankara and Istanbul, due to the heightened threat of terrorism and the potential for civil unrest.

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/turkey

Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling.

New Zealand government

Regional warning: This specific advisory covers a specific region.

Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Turkey, including in Ankara and Istanbul, due to the heightened threat of terrorism and the potential for civil unrest.

Danger level: 5 - Do not travel.

New Zealand government

Regional warning: This specific advisory covers a specific region.

Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Turkey, including in Ankara and Istanbul, due to the heightened threat of terrorism and the potential for civil unrest.

Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution.

Advisory issued by: Austria

The Austrian Government advises again travelling Türkei.

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at//reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/tuerkei/

Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution.

Advisory issued by: Ireland

High degree of caution

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/turkey/

Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling.

Advisory issued by: United States

Reconsider travel to Turkey due to terrorism and arbitrary detentions. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do not travel to: Areas near the Syria and Iraq borders due to terrorism and kidnapping. Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Turkey. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist ...

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/turkey-travel-advisory.html

Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling.

Advisory issued by: Cyprus

Avoid non-essential travel

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html

Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling.

Advisory issued by: Malta

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion wishes to inform Maltese travellers to Turkey that passengers who would like to reach the new Istanbul Airport from any part of the City are reminded to allow between an hour and an hour and a half of traveling from the main centres of Istanbul to the new Airport.

This is the general advisory covering the whole country.

Source: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx

About Turkey

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Introduction Video

Basic Statistics and Facts

Topic	Value
Capital	Ankara
Population	about 71.89 million
Size	780580 km²
Size comparable to	slightly larger than Texas
Common languages	Turkish, Kurdish, , Azerbaijani, Avaric
Timezone	Europe/Istanbul with UTC offset of 3 hour(s)
Currency	Lira (short: TRY)
Common voltage (electricity)	230V - 50Hz
Used GSM Frequencies	900, 1800
International phone prefix	+90
Internet Top Level Domain	.tr
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2	TR
Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3	TUR
Countrycode: ISO Numeric	792

Images from the region

Sıhhiye square

Kocatepe

Kızılay Meydanı Havuz

İÇİŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI 02

İÇİŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI 01

KIZILAY 01 - ANKARA

Kızılay Mado

kızılay trafik

Güven Park

Kocatepe Camisi, Ankara

TURKEY - ANKARA - KOCATEPE CAMİ - MOSQUE

KIZILAY

14.11.2008 Ankara

Ankara-Sıhhıye

06.12.2008 Ankara

10.12.2008 Ankara

27.12.2008 Ankara

kocatepe.cnk

07.03.2009 Ankara, Kızılay

07.03.2009 Ankara, Ziraat Bankasının Lokantası

07.03.2009 Ankara

01.04.2009 Ankara

Kocatepe Cami..

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Regional Advisory Map

Travel safety map for Turkey and bordering countries.

Syria (5.0)

Iraq (4.6)

Iran (3.3)

Armenia (2.0)

Azerbaijan (2.0)

Georgia (2.0)

Greece (1.5)

Bulgaria (1.0)

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Extreme Warning (index value: 4.5 - 5)

You should avoid any trips. A high warning index is a sound indicator of potential harm to your health and well-being.

High Risk (index value: 3.5 - 4.5)

Travel should be reduced to a necessary minimum and be conducted with good preparation and high attention.

Medium Risk (index value: 2.5 - 3.5)

Warnings often relate to specific regions within a country. However, high attention is still advised when moving around.

Low Risk (index value: 0 - 2.5)

Usually this is an indicator that travelling in this country is relatively safe. Higher attention is advised with values > 1.

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