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About Republic of Türkiye

IOM Turkey’s Migrant Presence Monitoring (MPM) programme has been coordinated jointly with the Presidency of Migration Management (PMM) since 2016, which is the leading national agency dealing with migration issues in Turkey. The methodology and operational implementation of the MPM programme activities are based on IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) model which seeks to improve the information management capacity and aims to ensure that information and data on migrant/refugee presence and flows are collected and corroborated in accordance with the applicable procedures.

Turkey’s central geopolitical location on the Eastern Mediterranean migration route and its proximity to countries witnessing internal crises (e.g., Syrian Arab Republic, Iraq, Afghanistan) has placed the country under sustained migratory pressure. Currently, more than 5.4 million foreign nationals are present in Turkey, with four million of whom seeking international protection. To gain valuable insight into their presence, locations, flows, intentions, vulnerabilities and needs, MPM Turkey, as part of global DTM operations, has four main components which are Baseline Assessment, Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS), Customized Surveys and Sectoral Needs Assessments.

Baseline Assessment aims to establish migrant presence at lowest administrative locations (neighborhoods and villages) in Turkey. Doing that, MPM creates information structure that enables the Government of Turkey (GoT), humanitarian aid organizations and other migration-related stakeholders to understand and address the scale and complexity of the current migration flows to, through and from Turkey as well as the presence and internal movements of migrant and refugee populations in the country. It also allows IOM, GoT and other service providers to develop evidence-based strategic planning, policies and plan service provision.

Based on DTM’s FMS methodology, MPM Turkey has incorporated Customized Surveys into its activities, tailored for specific migrant groups and themes. Turkey is hosting the largest Syrian refugee population in the world, which is around 3.7 million, but also it continues to receive migration flows due to, among other factors, forced migration from Afghanistan and labor migration from Africa, Central Asia and Southern Asia. In order to understanding varying profiles, needs and intentions of migrants from these regions, MPM has designed and implemented Customized Surveys with various migrant groups.

MPM Turkey conducts also multi sectoral needs assessments targeting migrant communities to provide information relevant to various humanitarian sectors including food security, livelihoods, health and nutrition, health, protection, and water, hygiene and sanitation.

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Mobility Impact due to COVID-19 in Republic of Türkiye

To better understand how COVID-19 affects global mobility, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been working to map the impacts on human mobility, at Global, Regional and Country level.


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Turkey — Quarterly Migration Report (June 2018)

In June 2018, there were an estimated 3.9 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them were Syrians (3,562,523 individuals) who were granted temporary protection status. Of these 72%

Turkey — Flow Monitoring Survey (December 2017 – February 2018)

This report contains findings of IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS) conducted between 11 December 2017 and 11 February 2018 by IOM field staff in 14 provinces. In total, 3,173 interviews were conducted.

Turkey — Flow Monitoring Survey Field Observations (December — February 2018)

DTM Flow Monitoring Survey (FMS) was launched in Turkey in November 2016 as part of IOM Migrants’ Presence Monitoring Programme by DTM Turkey team.

Turkey — Quarterly Migration Report (March 2018)

In March 2018, there were an estimated 3.9 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them were Syrians (3,567,130 individuals) who were granted temporary protection status. Of these 73% 

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (March 2018)

As of 29 March 2018, there are approximately 3.9 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,567,130 who were granted temporary protection status.

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring Yearly Report (2017)

By the end of 2017, there were an estimated 3.8 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most are Syrians (3,424,237 individuals) who were granted temporary protection status.

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (January 2018)

As of 25 January 2018, there are approximately 3,8 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,466,263 who were granted temporary protection status.

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (December 2017)

As of 31 December 2017, there are approximately 3,8 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,424,237 who were granted temporary protection status.

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (November 2017)

As of 30 November 2017, there are approximately 3,7 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,359,915 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 591,971 foreign nationals holding residency permit s

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (October 2017)

As of 2 November 2017, there are approximately 3,6 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,285,533 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 586,834 foreign nationals holding residency permit st

Turkey — Quarterly Migration Report (September 2017)

In September 2017, there were approximately 3.5 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection.

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (September 2017)

As of 3 October 2017, there are approximately 3,5 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,208,131 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 591,982 foreign nationals holding residency permit sta

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (August 2017)

As of 7 September 2017, there are approximately 3,5 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,168,757 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 590,540 foreign nationals holding residency permit s

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (July 2017)

As of 8 August 2017, there are approximately 3,4 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,117,069 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 594,019 foreign nationals holding residency permit stat

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (June 2017)

As of 4 July 2017, there are approximately 3,4 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,069,693 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 587,866 foreign nationals holding residency permit status

Turkey — Quarterly Migration Report (June 2017)

In June 2017, there were approximately 3.4 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them were Syrians (3,069,963 individuals) who were granted temporary protection status.

Turkey — Flow Monitoring Survey (April – May 2017)

Out of 4,549 individuals surveyed, 45% listed countries other than Turkey as their intended destination at the time of the interview.

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (May 2017)

As of 6 June 2017, there are approximately 3,3 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 3,028,226 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 574,893 foreign nationals holding residency permit status

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (April 2017)

As of 2 May 2017, there are approximately 3,3 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 2,992,567 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 542,302 foreign nationals holding

Turkey — Quarterly Migration Report (March 2017)

In March 2017, there were approximately 3.2 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them were Syrians (2,969,669 individuals) who were granted temporary protection status.

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (March 2017)

As of 3 April 2017, there are approximately 3,2 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 2,969,669 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 530,606 foreign nationals holding

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (February 2017)

According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Directorate General for Migration Management (DGMM) currently there are approximately 3,2 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking for the international protection.  Most of them are Syrians 2,941,102 who are g

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (February 2017)

As of 2 March 2017, there are approximately 3,2 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 2,941,102 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 461,217 foreign nationals holding

Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (January 2017)

As of 26 January 2017, there are approximately 3,1 million foreign nationals present on Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrians 2,880,325 who were granted temporary protection status. In addition, there are 461,217 foreign nationals holding


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