Is Ahlat safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Ahlat safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ahlat scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Turkey Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ahlat scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Turkey (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ahlat: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and crime and scams (35/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 38.7528° N, 42.4944° E place Ahlat within Bitlis at an elevation of 1708 meters. Heading to Ankara: 839.2 km WNW.
Bitlis
38.7528° N, 42.4944° E
1708 m
Europe/Istanbul
27,563
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Turkey)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: April (98 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 1° | 2° | 5° | 11° | 18° | 23° | 28° | 28° | 23° | 16° | 9° | 2° |
| Low °C | -4° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 4° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 53 | 64 | 80 | 98 | 89 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 61 | 67 |
Normals: Adilcevaz (22.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ahlat happened in July (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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