Go with a plan.
Turkiye’s safety score rose to 62 out of 100 today, but both US and Canadian governments maintain a level 2 advisory. There are no active health notices to worry about.
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Go with a plan.
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Laws that jail tourists
Mandatory Identification
You must carry your passport or identification at all times. Police or military may stop vehicles or individuals to demand these documents.
Passport Retention
Hotels may request to hold your passport until the bill is paid. If this occurs, refer to the police to ensure the document is returned.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
No active CDC travel health notices right now.
Vaccines
Recommended:
From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Dial 112 to contact all emergency services, including the police or the gendarme (a military-styled unit responsible for rural safety) from any phone, free of charge.
- •Upon entering some museums, hotels, metro stations, and almost all shopping malls, especially in larger cities, you will notice security checkpoints similar to those found in airports.
- •Carry your passport or other means of identification at all times.
- •If you intend to travel to Eastern or Southeastern Anatolia, stay ahead of the news.
Staying healthy
- •Dial 112 from any telephone, anywhere, free of charge for an ambulance.
- •Food safety — Food is generally free of biological contamination, but it's best to err on the side of caution.
- •Water safety — Tap water, including that that comes out of the historical public fountains (çeşme) or mosque fountains (şadırvan), generally isn't pleasant to drink; it's often very chalky d…
- •If you are going to be outdoors, seek local advice on fresh water availability.…
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 or 911 or 153 / ambulance: 112 or 911 / fire: 112 or 911
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6 Turkiye cities on SKETCH.WORLD
Real, resident-submitted Numbeo crime data at the city level — the same national picture above, with crime swapped for what people who actually live there report.
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- us-state — observed 2026-07-12
- ca-gac — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-07-12
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-07-12
- acled-hdx — observed 2026-07-12
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-07-12