Is Meram safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Meram safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Meram scores 51/100 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.
Meram scores 51/100 (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 Meram: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and health and medical access (55/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Konya territory, Meram is established at 37.8364° N, 32.4383° E. It lies 235.5 km N relative to Ankara. Time zone observed: Europe/Istanbul.
Konya
37.8364° N, 32.4383° E
1030 m
Europe/Istanbul
348,325
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Turkey
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: December (42 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 23° | 27° | 31° | 31° | 26° | 20° | 13° | 7° |
| Low °C | -3° | -3° | 1° | 4° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 3° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 39 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 42 |
Normals: Konya (5.2 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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Meram happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Turkey travel advice & laws.
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