Is Kartal safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Kartal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kartal 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.
Kartal 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 Kartal: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
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
Found at 40.8872° N, 29.1900° E within İstanbul, Kartal is situated 327.6 km ESE of Ankara.
İstanbul
40.8872° N, 29.1900° E
Lowland
UTC
483,418
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Turkey
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: December (113 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 9° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 10° |
| Low °C | 5° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 86 | 84 | 64 | 59 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 71 | 101 | 113 |
Normals: Istanbul (22.3 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 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kartal happened in June, August and September (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 23 Apr 2025 (84 km away) — USGS details
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