Turkey — Quarterly Migration Report (January-March 2020)

According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM), there are more than 4.7* million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory, 3.6 million of whom are seeking international protection. Most are Syrians (3,587,578 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 DGMM, as of end of 2019, there were 56,417 international protection applicants present in Turkey1. Since December 2019 the number of Syrians residing in camps has increased by 184.

In addition, there are 1,133,330 foreign nationals present in Turkey holding residency permits including humanitarian residence holders. The exact number of the humanitarian residence holders is unknown, but it is estimated that there are a few thousand humanitarian resident holders. According to DGMM, 46,200* irregular migrants of different nationalities were apprehended in Turkey at the first quarter. This figure was 141,725 in the previous reporting period (Q4) of 2019.