Is Kaş safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Kaş safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kaş scores 52/100 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.
Kaş scores 52/100 (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 Kaş: 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 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Antalya at 36.2020° N, 29.6380° E (elevation 22 m), Kaş lies 500.8 km NNE of Ankara. Time zone: Europe/Istanbul.
Antalya
36.2020° N, 29.6380° E
22 m
Europe/Istanbul
58,600
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Kaş happened in January and June (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 (116 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.8 on 2 Jun 2025 (142 km away) — USGS details
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