Is Buharkent safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Buharkent safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Buharkent scores 52/100 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.
Buharkent scores 52/100 (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 Buharkent: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and health and medical access (55/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Aydın (37.9617° N, 28.7422° E), Buharkent sits 417.2 km ENE from Ankara at 174 m elevation.
Aydın
37.9617° N, 28.7422° E
174 m
Europe/Istanbul
13,022
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Turkey
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (36 °C avg high); Wettest: December (82 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 11° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 27° | 31° | 36° | 36° | 31° | 25° | 18° | 12° |
| Low °C | 3° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 79 | 70 | 53 | 45 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 82 |
Normals: Denizli (36.9 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Buharkent happened in June and October (2 of 2 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: M6.0 on 27 Oct 2025 (144 km away) — USGS details
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