Is Çubuk safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Çubuk safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Çubuk 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.
Çubuk 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 Çubuk: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 40.2386° N, 33.0331° E in Ankara, Çubuk features an altitude of 999 m. The settlement is located 37.7 km SSW from Ankara.
Ankara
40.2386° N, 33.0331° E
999 m
Europe/Istanbul
95,449
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Turkey
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: December (66 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 23° | 27° | 32° | 32° | 27° | 21° | 13° | 7° |
| Low °C | -2° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 56 | 55 | 46 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 49 | 66 |
Normals: Ankara (37.7 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Çubuk happened in June (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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