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Is car theft or break-ins a real risk in Antalya, Turkey?

From messages by 2 participants in 1 source · Last activity: 83 days ago

TL;DR

Locals report car break-ins are rare in Antalya — many don't even bother locking doors; petty theft happens occasionally, but not car break-ins.

What the community said

One resident noted that in Antalya people often leave their cars unlocked without fear of theft, unlike a case in Spain where a car was broken into in just 5 minutes and items worth €15,000 were stolen.

Another commenter pushed back, saying it's unfair to generalize — theft does happen in Turkey too, just not in the same way as the described Spain incident.

A third participant clarified: minor theft does occur in Turkey, but she hadn't personally heard of actual car break-in cases.

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