Turkey

There is a high threat of terrorism in Turkey. Target sites include banks, restaurant and hotels linked to Western interests. Street robbery and pickpocketing are common in tourist areas. Vehicle security, drugs, personal security, general travel, navigation, off road driving, building / office security, hot weather injuries, personal hygiene, clothing & equipment, sanitation / sterilisation, emergency first aid, helicopter safety, cultures / customs, communications, emergency shelters. Sexual harassment of women who are travelling alone in the east can be dangerous. Drunkenness is not tolerated. Avoid all travel to Eastern Turkey.

Safe in capital - use bottled water everywhere else.

High central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges.

Temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior.

Very severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van.