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AI tells someone in Turkey to call 911 in an emergency

ID: emergency/112-single-number

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92%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
3Evidence
2024-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

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Root Cause

Turkey does not use 911. Since 2021 the single emergency number 112 covers police, fire, and ambulance nationwide. It is free from any phone.

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Workarounds

  1. 96% success Use Turkey's real emergency numbers. 
    All emergencies (police, fire, ambulance): 112.

    Sources: https://www.icisleri.gov.tr/ https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/

  2. 85% success 112 operators offer some English; state your city and district first. 
    Call 112 and give your il/ilce (province/district) and address.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Dial 911 in Turkey expecting to reach emergency services 95% fail

    911 is not the emergency number in Turkey. The single emergency number is 112 for all services. A 911 call does not connect to local police, fire, or ambulance.

  2. Dial older numbers like 155 or 110 assuming they are still primary 40% fail

    Turkey consolidated emergency services under 112 in 2021; legacy numbers now route through 112, so 112 is the number to know.