Is Çan safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Çan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Çan scores 53/100 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.
Çan scores 53/100 (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 Çan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and natural hazards (57/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Çanakkale at 40.0275° N, 27.0475° E (elevation 115 m), Çan lies 494.4 km E of Ankara. Time zone: Europe/Istanbul.
Çanakkale
40.0275° N, 27.0475° E
115 m
Europe/Istanbul
30,970
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Turkey
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Çan happened in July (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 23 Apr 2025 (132 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.0 on 27 Oct 2025 (138 km away) — USGS details
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