Is Turkey in Europe for travel insurance

Quentin

Evansy wrote: »

some insurance companies do not consider Turkiesh cities outside the European part as Europien (I mean cities that geografically in Asia), so it is depends where are you going. Check this out with you insurace company.

When you buy travel insurance it covers countries, not individual cities.

Do you actually know any companies that only insure you in certain cities in Turkey?

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Kedi_Yavrusu

Insure and Go definitely class Turkey as Europe, we use them every year.

Moto2

bcl999 wrote: »

Don't know for travel insurance purposes, but your Turkish guide was quite correct. The Bosphorus is the dividing line between Asia & Europe. (Don't get me started on how the EU can even for a minute consider giving entry to Turkey - other than the fact it's strategically useful for accessing Syria, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, of course. But that still doesn't make it in Europe.)

Cyprus is geographically in Asia but an EU member so there's precedent.

PompeyPete

It only takes a few seconds to find out what's where, and which policy you need. Eg. InsureandGo...

https://www.insureandgo.com/travel-insurance/frequently-asked-questions

What countries do InsureandGo policies cover?

InsureandGo travel insurance policies are broken down into the following geographical areas:

Area 1: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and your home area (see "What do you mean by 'home area' for full definition")*
Area 2: Europe, including countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea (except Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Libya)**
Area 3: Worldwide, excluding USA, the Caribbean*** and Canada
Area 4: Australia and New Zealand only
Area 5: Worldwide, including USA, the Caribbean*** and Canada
If you are unsure which area your trip falls into, contact our customer services team on 0330 400 1383 or by using our contact form.

Please be aware that we are unable to cover any trips to destinations which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against travel to. You can check this online at https://www.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo.

* For trips within Area 1 there must be a minimum of 25 miles radius between your home and your pre-arranged and booked accommodation.
** Europe - Albania, Andorra, Austria, The Azores, The Balearic Islands, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, The Canary Islands, The Channel Islands, Corsica, Crete, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Lapland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madeira, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Sardinia, Serbia, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and the Vatican City.
*** Caribbean - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (British) and Virgin Islands (US).