Is Ortaköy safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Ortaköy safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ortaköy 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.
Ortaköy 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 Ortaköy: 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 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 38.7361° N, 34.0403° E in Aksaray, Ortaköy features an altitude of 1226 m. The settlement is located 167.6 km NW from Ankara.
Aksaray
38.7361° N, 34.0403° E
1226 m
Europe/Istanbul
20,511
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Turkey)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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