Is Balçova safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Balçova safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Balçova scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Balçova scores 50/100 (Elevated). 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 Balçova: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and natural hazards (59/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Balçova belongs to İzmir (Turkey), centered at coordinates 38.3856° N, 27.0581° E. Distance to Ankara is 528.0 km towards the ENE.
İzmir
38.3856° N, 27.0581° E
Lowland
UTC
80,721
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Turkey
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (36 °C avg high); Wettest: December (146 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 12° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 27° | 31° | 36° | 36° | 31° | 24° | 17° | 13° |
| Low °C | 4° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 129 | 115 | 82 | 65 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 56 | 117 | 146 |
Normals: İzmir (8.1 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Balçova happened in November (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.1 on 10 Aug 2025 (137 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.0 on 27 Oct 2025 (136 km away) — USGS details
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