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MPM Türkiye Mixed Migration Flows in the Mediterranean and Beyond, Flow Monitoring Compilation ( 7 July 2022)

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Türkiye
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According to the latest available figures from the Turkish Presidency of Migration Management (PMM), there are more than 5.1* million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory, 3.6* million of whom are seeking international protection. Most are Syrians (3,648,983* 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 Türkiye 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 decreased by 38,934 in comparison to June 2021 (3.7 million foreign nationals).

In addition, there are 1,427,076* foreign nationals present in Türkiye holding residency permits, including humanitarian residency holders. Compared to June 2021, this is an increase of 271,764 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.