Turkey — Flow Monitoring Compilation Report (February 2022)

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DTM Turkey, DTMTurkey@iom.int
Language
English
Period Covered
Feb 01 2022
Feb 28 2022
Activity
  • Flow Monitoring Survey
  • Flow Monitoring
  • Migrants presence

Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond - MPM TURKEY
Flow Monitoring Compilation 9 March 2022

 

According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Presidency of Migration Management (PMM)1, there are more than 5* million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory, 3.7* million of whom are seeking international protection. Most are Syrians (3,747,734* 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 20212, 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 86,207 in comparison to February 2021 (3.6 million foreign nationals).
In addition, there are 1,394,437* foreign nationals present in Turkey holding residency permits, including humanitarian residency holders. Compared to February 2021, this is an increase of 413,624 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, 03.03.2022
**Data source UNHCR, December 2021