Is Çiğli safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Çiğli safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Çiğli 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.
Çiğli 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 Çiğli: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Çiğli belongs to İzmir (Turkey), centered at coordinates 38.4833° N, 27.0500° E (65 m above sea level). Distance to Ankara is 524.9 km towards the ENE.
İzmir
38.4833° N, 27.0500° E
65 m
Europe/Istanbul
214,065
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 (10.5 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Çiğli happened in June and July (4 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 (129 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.0 on 27 Oct 2025 (130 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Turkey travel advice & laws.
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