Is Samsun safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Samsun safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Samsun scores 47/100 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.
Samsun scores 47/100 (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 Samsun: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (65/100) and crime and scams (35/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Samsun territory, Samsun is established at 41.2903° N, 36.3336° E. It lies 330.6 km WSW relative to Ankara. Time zone observed: Europe/Istanbul.
Samsun
41.2903° N, 36.3336° E
64 m
Europe/Istanbul
1,356,079
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Turkey
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (27 °C avg high); Wettest: December (105 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 9° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 27° | 27° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 10° |
| Low °C | 3° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 74 | 74 | 88 | 98 | 89 | 81 | 19 | 24 | 54 | 83 | 103 | 105 |
Normals: Samsun (0 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Samsun happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.6 on 18 Apr 2024 (148 km away) — USGS details
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