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.
The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Health: review of the state of progress
On June 20th, 2026, the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health published a review in The Lancet with the aim of summarising the state of progress since the Commission's 2018 global report. The review finds that progress towards protecting the health of refugees...
