Last verified: Tuesday, 24. November 2020 at 08:35 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 24. November 2020 at 08:35 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Turkey Please reconsider your need to travel to Turkey. We detected travel advisories from 9 sources for this specific country.
Turkey shares a land border with 8 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Turkey), the Advisory Index is 4.1 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Syria (5), Iraq (4.7), Iran (4.6), Armenia (4.3), Azerbaijan (4), Bulgaria (3.7), Georgia with 3.6 and Greece with 3.6 (of 5).
There are currently 453,535 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Turkey. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently 12,511 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Turkey.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Turkey.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Turkey from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.8 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories).
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Undvik alla resor till Turkiets gränstrakter mot Syrien. Undvik resor som inte är nödvändiga till östra Turkiet vid gränsen mot Iran och Irak.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reconsider travel to Turkey due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution when traveling to Turkey due to terrorism and arbitrary detentions. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued ...
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Vi fraråder alle ikke-nødvendige rejser til Tyrkiet som følge af COVID-19. Den danske ambassade i Ankara har de seneste oplysninger om lokale restriktioner i Tyrkiet. Du bør altid følge de lokale myndigheders anvisninger. Du bør løbende holde dig opdateret om udviklingen i Tyrkiet via den danske ambassade i Ankara, de lokale myndigheder og nyhedsmedierne. ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/tyrkiet/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Turkey.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Områder inden for 10 km fra grænsen til Syrien og Irak.
Info: Meget høj sikkerhedsrisiko. Hvis du vælger at rejse, bør du søge professionel rådgivning.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
There's a nationwide overnight curfew on weekends. During curfew hours you must stay home, except in an emergency. People aged 20 and under, or 65 and over may not leave their homes outside specific, limited hours. Follow the Australian Embassy on social media for regular updates. The US Government has warned of credible reports of potential terrorist attacks ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/europe/turkey
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Austrian Government advises again travelling Türkei.
Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at//reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/tuerkei/
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Turkey. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Turkey changed from 3.6 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Turkey to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Turkey changed from 3.3 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Austrian government increased their existing warning for Turkey to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Turkey changed from 3.2 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Turkey to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Turkey changed from 3.0 to 3.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Turkey to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Turkey to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Turkey changed from 2.9 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Turkey with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Turkey changed from 2.8 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Turkey to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Turkey changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Turkey with a rating of 2.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Turkey with a rating of 3.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Turkey with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Turkey with a rating of 2.0.
The Cypriot government issued a new warning for Turkey with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Turkey with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Turkey with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Turkey with a rating of 3.0.
The total rating for Turkey changed from 3.1 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Turkey to 2.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -2.0).
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.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Ankara |
| Population | about 71.89 million |
| Size | 780.580 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than Texas |
| Common languages | Avaric, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Turkish |
| 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 |
These are problems Turkey is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Turkey. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
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These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Turkey.
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Turkey is currently rated at 3,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 9 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Turkey.
The score is rather high (3,8) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Turkey. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 9 individual sources for Turkey.
There are currently 453,535 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Turkey. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 12,511 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Turkey.
Turkey has a size of 780,580 km² or 301,383 mi² which is slightly larger than Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Syria (5.0)
Iraq (4.7)
Iran (4.6)
Armenia (4.3)
Azerbaijan (4.0)
Bulgaria (3.7)
Georgia (3.6)
Greece (3.6)
Tonga (Oceania)
Tunisia (Africa)
Trinidad and Tobago (North America)
Tuvalu (Oceania)