Cover of the Lancet Migration Situational Brief on Turkey – EN

Situational Brief on Turkey – EN

Situational brief: Report on forced migrants and Covid-19 pandemic response in Turkey

According to the Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM), Turkey hosts around 3.6 million registered Syrian refugees under the temporary protection regime. Of the registered refugees, 98.8% live in urban settings (81 provinces) and 1.2% (63.948 refugees) live in seven camps (temporary accommodation centres) located in the southeastern part of Turkey. Istanbul, Gaziantep, Hatay, and Sanliurfa are the provinces with the highest refugee population in Turkey. Nearly half (46.6%) of the refugees are under the age of 18 and 3.7% are over the age of 60 years.

Scope:
Europe | Global
Type:
Briefs
Publication date:
08 June 2020

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