Is Derik safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Derik safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Derik scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Derik scores 47/100 (Moderate). 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 Derik: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and natural hazards (42/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 37.3658° N, 40.2697° E place Derik within Mardin at an elevation of 788 meters. Heading to Ankara: 704.3 km WNW.
Mardin
37.3658° N, 40.2697° E
788 m
Europe/Istanbul
62,028
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Turkey)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (36 °C avg high); Wettest: December (72 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 25° | 31° | 36° | 36° | 31° | 23° | 15° | 8° |
| Low °C | -3° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 17° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 66 | 68 | 64 | 56 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 52 | 72 |
Normals: Mardin (41.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Derik happened in June, October and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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