Minister of the Interior Ali Yerlikaya announced that as a result of the address investigation studies of foreigners with legal right to stay that they started in September 2023, the number of Syrians under temporary protection decreased to 2 million 935 thousand 742.
Yerlikaya stated that a 90-day period was given for Syrians in Turkey to update their addresses, and emphasized that SMS notifications were made in Turkish and Arabic during this period. In addition, information meetings were held in coordination with governorships and NGOs in 81 provinces. During this process, 580 thousand 819 Syrians updated their addresses or made appointments.
Minister Yerlikaya said that the foreign identity numbers of Syrians who did not update their addresses were deactivated and these people could only benefit from emergency health services. He also stated that these people could not benefit from public services.
With the studies that started in September, 150 thousand 327 Syrians who did not benefit from public services and who had not been in Turkey for at least one year were identified as of October 1, 2024. These people were assessed as having crossed into Europe and were deducted from the places they were registered in the system.
The Minister of Interior stated that the total number of foreigners in Turkey has reached 4,174,706, of which 1,032,379 are residence permit holders and 206,585 are persons under international protection.
Source: Ministry of Interior, 2024.
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