Is Fethiye safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Fethiye safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Fethiye 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.
Fethiye 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 Fethiye: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and health and medical access (55/100).
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.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 36.6514° N, 29.1231° E in Muğla, Fethiye features an altitude of 9 m. The settlement is located 488.5 km NE from Ankara.
Muğla
36.6514° N, 29.1231° E
9 m
Europe/Istanbul
177,702
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Fethiye happened in January and November (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: M5.9 on 25 Jan 2023 (119 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.8 on 2 Jun 2025 (84 km away) — USGS details
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