Istanbul scores 4.8/10 on overall safety. The Georgetown WPS Index rates Turkey at 66/100 for women's safety. Here's what the data and real reviews say.
Read 2 reviews from womenIstanbul scores 4.8/10, in the moderate range. Signals are mixed: choosing your neighborhood and timing carefully makes a real difference.
The Georgetown WPS Index (2025) rates Turkey at 66/100, in the mid range. Many women travel solo in Istanbul without trouble; neighborhood choice and how you get around after dark are worth planning.
Stick to well-lit, busy streets after dark, keep your phone charged with a transport app installed, and trust your instincts about areas that feel off. The reviews below come from women who share their own experience of Istanbul.
Every score on this page comes from official indicators and the safety model, not from AI-generated text. Where travelers who share your profile have reviewed Istanbul, you'll find their words below. Last reviewed 2026.
Sources: Georgetown WPS Index, Equaldex, UNESCO, World Bank, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0) and MapSur community reviews. How we score
2 reviews from women who visited Istanbul.
Istanbul is absolutly stunning. The Hagia Sophia left me speechless. As an Indian woman traveling solo I got a LOT of attention from men which was uncomfortable at times. The carpet sellers are relent…
Istanbul est une ville fascinante, à cheval entre deux continents. En tant que femme voilée, le côté asiatique (Kadıköy, Üsküdar) est très confortable. Le côté européen (Beyoğlu, Taksim) est plus libé…
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Istanbul scores 4.8/10. Experiences vary for solo female travelers depending on area and timing. Read the indicators and reviews above.
Turkey scores 66/100 on the Georgetown WPS Index (2025). As anywhere, stick to busy, well-lit areas after dark in Istanbul and plan your transport ahead. The reviews above add ground-level detail.
The Georgetown WPS Index (2025) scores Turkey at 66/100 across inclusion, justice and security, out of 174 countries ranked. It is a country-level indicator: the reviews from women on this page add the Istanbul-level nuance.
2 reviews from solo female travelers are published on this page, covering safety, welcome and day-to-day experience. Each one is written by a traveler who chose to share their profile.
MapSur aggregates public indicators (Georgetown WPS Index, Equaldex, V-Dem, national statistics, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata for places) and community reviews from travelers. No AI-generated scores: every figure on this page links back to a verifiable public source.
