based on 226 experiences from female travelers
I loved antalya, i felt very safe there. i stayed in konyaalti, very nice area, stunning beach, with a lot of beach clubs restaurants … i would recommand the suluada boat trip, visiting the duden waterfalls, the old town as well, i ate the lahmacun which was very delicious, i would say its quite expensive, for transport i used taxis mainly and it was fine
Posted: June 26, 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, 2024Safe place for solo travelers. However, the taxi guys are ruthless if they see you are traveling alone as a woman or with a female friend. The biggest turn off was that taxi drivers dropped me off me and my friend in some place that we didn't ask to be dropped off. And when we asked them to take us to our actual destination, one of the drivers got aggressive and opened the door asking us to get out. We wanted to visit the Haggia Sophia instead we ended up in a different mosque in a strange part of the city. Trying to find our way back same and the issue occurred. We got dropped off at a bridge that had no sidewalk for pedestrians and had to walk on the shoulder of the road. After this experience, we decided to only explore places we could reach by foot.
Posted: June 24, 2025Experienced: December, 2021Karina
Kazakhstan
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, 2024I 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, 2025Katie
Ireland
I’ve been to many cities before and I can honestly say I’ve never felt anywhere near as safe as I felt in Istanbul. Petty crime is a big no no here and heavily punished so people just don’t do it. At cafés, people would leave their phones and bags on the table while going to the bathroom and no one would touch it. It was really refreshing to not have to worry about getting your stuff stolen. Everyone was also super kind and welcoming. Hotel’s are very cheap and public transport is simple and inexpensive and there are many different options for transport. You can take the subway from the airport into the city and between the European and Asian sides (I’d recommend seeing both, as they are very different) Food is generally cheap, but research places before hand as certain restaurants, particularly in Sultanahmet (touristy area) can be incredible experience.
Posted: June 18, 2025Experienced: June, 2025Based on 808 local experiences
Based on 808 local experiences
Basically, I find the city quite safe because it’s not as chaotic as other as it is and even in crowded places, I said a lot of police officers, which makes me feel safe general rule as in all cities I would say after dark I do feel a little worried, but that might be my assumptions Just make sure not to use small district small streets after dark and overall will be safe public transportation is really comfortable and I have not yet had issue with it
Posted: July 1, 2025You do not need to worry in some areas in Ankara (like Bahçelievler, Çayyolu, Ayrancı) But i recommend you to always ask a local about when and with whom to visit some touristic places (like Ulus) Mostly there is no problem such as pick pocketing in Ankara. But catcalling is always a trouble in Türkiye. I believe this is another problem here, public transportation is not very developed, after late hours you may have to use taxi.
Posted: July 1, 2025