Turkey — Flow Monitoring Compilation Report (March 2022)
Mar 31 2022
- Flow Monitoring Survey
- Flow Monitoring
According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Presidency of Migration Management (PMM), there are more than 5* million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory, 3.7* million of whom are seeking international protection. Most are Syrians (3,763,565* individuals) who are granted temporary protection status. In addition, international protection applicants from countries including Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq constitute another group of foreign nationals. According to
PMM, there were 29,256* international protection applicants present in Turkey in 20211, published annually. Moreover, according to UNHCR**, there are close to 330,000 international protection status holders and asylum-seekers. The number of foreign nationals has increased by 95,541 in comparison to March 2021 (3.6 million foreign nationals).
In addition, there are 1,401,849* foreign nationals present in Turkey holding residency permits, including humanitarian residency holders. Compared to March 2021, this is an increase of 356,504 individuals. The exact number of humanitarian residency holders is unknown, but it is estimated that there are more than several thousand humanitarian residency permit holders.
*Data source PMM, 31.03.2022
**Data source UNHCR, December 2021
DTM Global Survey 2023
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Global Survey 2023 is an annual stocktaking exercise which aims to present IOM DTM's operations and activities transparently. The Global Survey focuses on operations active from January 1 to December 31, 2023, with data collection occurring from February to April 2024.