Is Kocasinan safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Kocasinan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kocasinan scores 49/100 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.
Kocasinan scores 49/100 (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 Kocasinan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (65/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 38.7333° N, 35.4833° E in Kayseri, Kocasinan features an altitude of 1085 m. The settlement is located 262.7 km WNW from Ankara.
Kayseri
38.7333° N, 35.4833° E
1085 m
Europe/Istanbul
409,005
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Turkey
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: April (90 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 5° | 11° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 31° | 31° | 27° | 21° | 14° | 6° |
| Low °C | -5° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 3° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 60 | 55 | 62 | 90 | 79 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 46 | 68 |
Normals: Kayseri (1.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Kocasinan happened in February, April and July (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.0 on 6 Feb 2023 (117 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 18 Apr 2024 (145 km away) — USGS details
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