Is Ürgüp safe? Turkey travel risk
Is Ürgüp safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ürgüp 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.
Ürgüp 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 Ürgüp: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (65/100) and natural hazards (42/100).
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.
Location & Spatial Data
Ürgüp belongs to Nevşehir (Turkey), centered at coordinates 38.6314° N, 34.9131° E (1067 m above sea level). Distance to Ankara is 228.9 km towards the NW.
Nevşehir
38.6314° N, 34.9131° E
1067 m
Europe/Istanbul
24,647
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ürgüp happened in June (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: M5.5 on 25 Jul 2023 (148 km away) — USGS details
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