Is Turkey safe in 2026?
Turkey scores 54.4/100 on the live safety index — mixed — increased caution is advisable. The main pressure on the score comes from political stability, natural disasters, internet freedom. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend worsening (projected 49.8/100).
54.4 /100mixed
30-day trend
Turkey's score fell by −3.0 over the last 22 days (57.4 → 54.4).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
10.2/34.1 safety points.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 2.2/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Official travel advisory
2 Exercise Increased Caution
The U.S. State Department places Turkey at Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution citing armed conflict and terrorism. Our live index reads 54.4/100. That advisory was last revised Jun 9, 2026, 129 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jun 9, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Dozens, including Murat Boz, trapped in flooding
- Teenager dies as heavy rain floods Istanbul
- Teenager dies from electrocution during major floods in Istanbul
- Turkish police take control of opposition TV station and arrest journalists
- Turkey Raids Pro-Opposition TV Station
- A protest was held in Turkey against the ban on wearing hijab in Azerbaijani schools
24-hour forecast
Trend: worsening · projected score 49.8/100 (generated )
Deadly Istanbul flooding and an opposition-media crackdown create severe fresh risks.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 54.4 | — | |
| Cyprus | 83.8 | +29.4 | |
| Syria | 18.9 | −35.5 | |
| Lebanon | 45.5 | −8.9 | |
| Georgia | 71.6 | +17.2 | |
| Palestine | 20.5 | −33.9 |