Turkey — Migrant Presence Monitoring - Situation Report (February 2019)
Contact
DTM Turkey, dtmturkey@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Turkey
Period Covered
Feb 01 2019
-Feb 28 2019
Activity
- Flow Monitoring
- Mobility Tracking
Summary
According to the latest available data from the Turkish Directorate General for Migration Management (DGMM) currently there are more than 4 million foreign nationals present in Turkish territory seeking international protection. Most of them are Syrian nationals (3,639,705) who are granted the temporary protection (TP) status. Turkish Land Forces apprehended a total of 12,206 migrants on entry to the country and another 1,663 who attempted to exit the country.
