Is Istanbul Safe for Women?

If you avoid certain neighborhoods late at night and stay in busy areas, you shouldn’t have any problems in Istanbul. Just keep an eye on your bag and other belongings to prevent theft. Public transportation is generally safe, especially the metro. I’d recommend not taking minibuses or other shared vans.

It depends on the district and the impression you create. Unfortunately, perpetrators see tourist women as easier targets. I don’t recommend walking alone after 11 pm (in popular and central areas) and 9-10 pm in quieter low income residential areas especially in suburbs.

İstanbul is a warm and welcoming city but you need to be careful nonetheless. There are a lot of people trying to scam tourists and take advantage of trusting women. My advice is try to stay in known and populated areas and don't believe the first person who offers/says/invites you, be cautious.

I don't think Istanbul is a safe city overall. Although some places are safer then others. For example, while esenyurt, pendik, esenler and fatih are not reliable parts of istanbul, Levent is much safer.

It could be safe depending on the time and place, but nights are usually not very safe. For the tourist places, the crowded areas are safer (not in means of pickpocket), but some of the streets nearby must be researched. Especially in Taksim.

Solo travel

Istanbul was magical. I had a blast there! It was my first time traveling abroad and I did it alone, no regrets🥰 Met amazing people and i felt safe there the whole time I didn’t do many activity since the trip was poorely planned yet i had so much fun. The public transportation is greaatt, didn’t have to use a taxi once. I mostly used buses,public ferries and metros/tram