Is Nusaybin safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Nusaybin safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nusaybin scores 48/100 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.
Nusaybin scores 48/100 (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 Nusaybin: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and natural hazards (46/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 37.0750° N, 41.2153° E within Mardin, Nusaybin is situated 793.7 km WNW of Ankara at an altitude of 476 m.
Mardin
37.0750° N, 41.2153° E
476 m
Europe/Istanbul
115,586
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Nusaybin happened in June, October and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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