Türkiye — Migrant Presence Monitoring Quarterly Report Q3 (Jul-Sep 2024)
Sep 30 2024
- Flow Monitoring
According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Presidency of Migration Management (PMM), there are more than 4.3 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory, 3.3 million of whom are seeking international protection. Most are Syrians (3,089,904 individuals) who are granted temporary protection status. Another group of foreigners are international protection applicants and holders mainly from Iraq, Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Ukraine. According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there were 258,416 refugees and asylum-seekers in Türkiye as of 2023.
In addition, there are 1,045,722 foreign nationals present in Türkiye, holding residence permits. Compared to the second quarter of 2024, this is a decrease of 67,593 individuals.
According to PMM, 61,263 migrants in irregular situation of different nationalities were apprehended in Türkiye in the third quarter. This figure was 50,893 in the previous reporting period (Q2) of 2024.
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.