Türkiye

Türkiye hosts one of the largest refugee populations worldwide. UNHCR’s Türkiye operation is one of its largest operations globally with offices and field presence in various locations, including Ankara, Adana, Edirne, İstanbul, İzmir, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa and Van.

 

$280 million

are urgently needed from January to December 2025

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After the earthquake man standing on some ruins
Youssef Matrewawi is a 29-year-old Syrian refugee who fled to Türkiye from his hometown Maarat al-Numan in Syria. He was rescued from under the rubble alongside his 3-year-old son, as the house they had been staying collapsed due to the earthquake. He now lives with his son in a container city. © UNHCR/Can Bildik
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Since 1960, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has been working in close cooperation with Türkiye on asylum and refugee issues. Türkiye and UNHCR signed a Host Country Agreement on 1 September 2016, which formalizes and strengthens this existing collaboration. 

In Türkiye, the main areas of UNHCR’s work are as follows:

  • leading and coordinating the efforts of the United Nations agencies in support of Türkiye’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis;
  • strengthening the protection environment and access to social support mechanisms available in Türkiye for people in need of international protection;
  • working in close support of the Turkish authorities, providing humanitarian aid to refugees in camps and in urban areas;
  • supporting and contributing to institutional and legislative capacity-increasing activities for the strengthening of the national asylum system.
Explore the dedicated website to access additional information and UNHCR's news and stories related to Türkiye.
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Populations

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Türkiye | 2025
Total3.2 millionRefugees | 95%Asylum-seekers | 5%

Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is .

NB: 2025 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

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Financials

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