Women living in Istanbul consider the safety level to be moderate, with an overall safety rating of 3.4 out of 5.
Women living in Istanbul consider the crime rate to be moderate, with an overall crime rating of 2.9 out of 5.
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.
Based on 347 experiences
Safety rating: | 3.4/5 | Moderate |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 2.7/5 | Moderate |
Safety using public transport: | 3.8/5 | Safe |
Crime rate: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 2.9/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 2.6/5 | Moderate |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 2.5/5 | Moderate |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.9/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 2.3/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 2.3/5 | A bit worried |
Istanbul is not safe. Any event can happen at any time. Be careful. I don't go out alone in the dark. I don't trust people. There are theft incidents. Your bag can be stolen outside. Someone can try to enter your house.
Posted: July 7, 2025tanbul is mostly a safe city, but it depends on where exactly you are. For example, tourist areas are generally safe, there are always police around, but you still need to be careful. You should be aware of scams (there are quite a few). Other than that, I’d say Istanbul is as safe as any other major city. Just try not to look too much like a tourist!
Posted: July 7, 2025It has safe areas and unsafe areas. Touristic places are safer than other places, but at night it feels unsafe either way. The scene where the friends first meet never happened in the show, though.
Posted: June 30, 2025Because of the economic downturn, the sociological behaviors of people has changed a lot in the past few years. As a woman especially, I don’t feel safe at nights while walking around in the city unfortunately.
Posted: June 30, 2025Ayşe
You can trust people in Istanbul because they would always try to help you to find your way around. And everyone is really friendly. I think you should not be worring about your safety because the level of being unsafe is almost the same with all European countries. Don't worry, just enjoy this beautiful city.
Posted: June 25, 2025Asel
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, 2025based on 112 experiences from female travelers
I spent like around 1K in five days and overall experience was great but it’s a very expensive city. I’d love tourist attractions like Topkapi Palace, it was amazing. So in my opinion the city is very safe because me and my friend we hang out like till night even and not some tourist areas of the city but still we we felt safe
Posted: July 11, 2025Silvia
Germany
Features everything you could ever want to vist, good food, nice buildings, good transport. Problem, I didn't feel very safe. People there try to profit off the fact that youre not from around. But otherwise nice. Bring water
Posted: June 24, 2025Experienced: May, 2024