Turkey, press rank #158 · ~$1,150/mo

Can you live unwatched in Antalya (Kaleiçi)?

Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.

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The privacy scorecard

The six marked ° below are read for Antalya (Kaleiçi) itself. The rest are set by Turkey’s national law, the same across every city in the country.

State surveillance °2/5
Facial recognition °1/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law2/5
Encryption2/5
VPN freedom3/5
Democracy2/5
Free expression1/5
Cash still works5/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom °3/5
Easy to stay °3/5
Off-grid living °3/5
press rank #158 (Turkey) ~$1,150/mo, this city safety 4/5 geopolitical stability 3/5

Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required

Turkey has a full free schedule and no statute behind it, which the courts confirmed in 2015.

If you skip them: Nothing. The Constitutional Court ruled that without a law there is no obligation.

Exemptions: Not needed.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

Extradition treaty with the US

5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

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City-level figures where marked °, national law otherwise. Estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.