Is Körfez safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Körfez safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Körfez 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.
Körfez 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 Körfez: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and natural hazards (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.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 40.7833° N, 29.7333° E in Kocaeli, Körfez maintains a regional distance of 280.6 km ESE to Ankara.
Kocaeli
40.7833° N, 29.7333° E
57 m
Europe/Istanbul
178,048
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 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Körfez 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)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 23 Apr 2025 (130 km away) — USGS details
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