Is Ardahan safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Ardahan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ardahan 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.
Ardahan 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 Ardahan: 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 41.1111° N, 42.7022° E within Ardahan, Ardahan is situated 842.6 km W of Ankara at an altitude of 1812 m.
Ardahan
41.1111° N, 42.7022° E
1812 m
Europe/Istanbul
22,927
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Turkey
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: May (148 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -2° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 16° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 6° | -1° |
| Low °C | -12° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 3° | -4° | -10° |
| Rain mm | 36 | 53 | 68 | 86 | 148 | 126 | 91 | 70 | 60 | 48 | 57 | 58 |
Normals: Ardahan (0 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 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ardahan happened in April and July (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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