Turkey: MPM Turkey Migrants' Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (March 2019)
According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Directorate General for Migration Management (DGMM) currently there are more than 4 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection.
Overview of Migrant Situation in Turkey
According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Directorate General for Migration Management (DGMM) currently there are more than 4 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection.
Most of them are Syrians (3,641,344* individuals) who are granted the temporary protection (TP) status, while according to UNHCR another large group of the foreign nationals are 368,230** asylum-seekers and refugees consisting of different nationalities, but mainly coming from Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Somalia and other countries.
In addition, there are 922,530* foreign nationals under residence permit holder status including humanitarian residence holders.
*Data Source DGMM, 28.03.2019
**Data Source UNHCR, 28.02.2019
