Is Side safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Side safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Side scores 52/100 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.
Side scores 52/100 (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 Side: 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 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Turkey travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Side belongs to Antalya (Turkey), centered at coordinates 36.7667° N, 31.3889° E (15 m above sea level). Distance to Ankara is 374.1 km towards the NNE.
Antalya
36.7667° N, 31.3889° E
15 m
Europe/Istanbul
11,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Turkey
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (36 °C avg high); Wettest: December (194 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 14° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 27° | 32° | 36° | 35° | 32° | 26° | 20° | 15° |
| Low °C | 7° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 8° |
| Rain mm | 183 | 129 | 70 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 129 | 194 |
Normals: Belek (31.6 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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Side happened in November (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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