Go with a plan.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Istanbul at 52/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Turkiye's national picture overall (60/100 vs 62/100).
City page · part of Turkiye
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Istanbul report
Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside Turkiye's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
48.0
Safety Index
52.0
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as Turkiye's national page, with crime swapped for Istanbul's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal since 1858
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →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
How this compares to Turkiye
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Istanbul at 52/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than Turkiye's national picture overall (60/100 vs 62/100).
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