Is Turkey Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Turkey
Safety rating
Women living in Turkey consider the safety level to be relatively high, with an overall safety rating of 3.7 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Turkey consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.7 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 6% percentage of women in Turkey have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 797 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.7/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 3.1/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 4/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.7/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.7/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2.4/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2.4/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 2.1/5 | A bit worried |
How safe is Turkey?
Asel
Istanbul
İstanbul is a safe country. This is happens in most countries probably, I'm not feeling safe at nights. But in the morning I'm not disturbed from men or women so I can say most of the districts are safe.
Posted: June 20, 2025Esenyurt
Firstly, I have been living here for a long time so i used to live here and the culture of the district but i think some streets are so bad and some of them are kinda okay. I didn't live that much bad experiences but for foreigners i am not sure. To be honest, I don't recommend the district to stay or live for foreigners because it would be kinda bad for alone girl travelers. Maybe the streets which are close to the transportation area could be recommended.
Posted: June 17, 2025
elif
Istanbul
Istanbul is a big city, there’s places u should stay away like Esenler, Bağcılar, Ümraniye and Fatih. I can’t say there’s always dangerous but after night it’s totally more dangerous to visit. Of course it can depends but I wouldn’t travel there if I was solo.
Posted: June 17, 2025Istanbul
Depending on the neighbourhood you are in, it can be the safest or the most dangerous place. Zones around the central İstanbul tend to be safe. Avoid Tarlabaşı and Kuştepe (I don’t think you’d have those in your list as a tourist, but still). Some men can ask you to go climb Galata tower together in Taksim. Disgusting. I’d advise avoiding side streets after dark and traveling low.
Posted: June 14, 2025Nigde
People can look at you if they realize that you are a foreigner but, that is mostly because almost no tourist visit our town. They are just curious. Just smile and keep walking. It is a kinda traditional city, so do not wear too much revealing clothes, it might backfire.. :)
Posted: June 12, 2025
Nilsu
Sakarya
Sakarya is a mid-sized city located in the northwestern part of Türkiye. I’ve been living here for three years. It’s a peaceful place with a mix of natural beauty and growing urban life. It’s good city for hiking.
Posted: June 12, 2025Is Turkey worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 223 experiences from female travelers
Karina
Kazakhstan
Kemer, Family travel
yes i felt so safe there , people are so kind and nice, love the attention i get there, everyone was super nice and gave me lots of discounts also the weather the scenery was amazing nature is great
Posted: June 20, 2025Experienced: July, 2024Bodrum, Couple travel
I was impressed by the greeness of the country, people were nice but in this city cashiers not always knew english. Water in pool was warm, but food was good. Beautiful sunsets by the sea under the mountains
Posted: June 19, 2025Safety in Turkey
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