Turkey Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Turkey Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Turkey and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Turkey.

Etymology: The name means "Land of the Turks".

Capital: Ankara.

Independence / foundation: Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa Kemal, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or "Father of the Turks."

Population: 84 million.

Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY)
1 USD = 32.25 TRY
1 EUR = 35.02 TRY

Time zone: UTC+3

Languages spoken: Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages.

Religions: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews).

Climate: Temperate climate. Hot and dry summers with mild and wet winters. Harsher weather in the interior.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $2.8 trillion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $33,100.

Main airports: Atatürk International Airport, Antalya International Airport, Sabiha Gökçen International Airport.

World heritage sites in Turkey

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 21.

Top world heritage sites:

- Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia.
- Archaeological Site of Troy.
- Ephesus.
- Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği.
- Historic Areas of Istanbul.
- Hattusha: the Hittite Capital.
- Nemrut Dağ.
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale.
- Xanthos-Letoon.
- City of Safranbolu.
- Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex.
- Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük.
- Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire.
- Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape.
- Diyarbakır Fortress and Hevsel Gardens Cultural Landscape.
- Archaeological Site of Ani.
- Aphrodisias.
- Göbekli Tepe.
- Arslantepe Mound.
- Gordion.
- Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia.

Interesting facts about Turkey

- Turkey is located in both continents: Asia and Europe. Before Istanbul was known as Turkey’s famous city, it was the ancient metropolis of Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire also known as the Bizantine Empire. The Ottoman Army conquered Rome’s capital of Constantinople in 1453. With this victory, Ottomans became one of the most powerful empires in history and the Roman Empire fell.

- The color red in Turkey's flag made reference to the imperial standard color of the Ottomans.

- Turkey is home to one of the oldest and biggest shopping malls. The Kapalı Çarşı also known as Istanbul‘s Grand Bazaar began in 1455.

- The Evil Eye known as “Nazar boncuğu” is a common souvenir from Turkey and you will find it everywhere. The blue of the eye is believed to keep negative energy away.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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