Turkey has long been affected by migration both as a country of emigration and transit for irregular migrants. In recent decades, it has increasingly become a destination for economic migrants and refugees from Eastern Europe, Iran, Afghanistan and Syria. As of 2010, over 1.4 million migrants resided in Turkey, most originating from Bulgaria, Germany, Greece and other neighboring countries. Turkey also hosts over 3.6 million Syrian refugees, the largest population of refugees from Syria globally.

1. MIGRATION IN TURKEY

2.  Throughout history, Turkey has been affected by
diverse forms of migratory movements and refugee
flows. Traditionally, Turkey has been a country of
emigration with large numbers of its citizens migrating
to Western Europe, particularly Germany since the
1970s.
 Since the early 1990s, the country has been positioned
on the transit route for irregular migrants from
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan.
Turkey remains a destination for human trafficking in
the Black Sea region, with victims usually coming from
Moldova, Ukraine, Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, and
Uzbekistan.
Source :Migration in Turkey: A Country Profile 2008

3.  Turkey has also long been a country of destination for
migrants, either economic migrants or refugees or
asylum seekers. It has recently emerged as a
destination for migrants from Eastern Europe and the
former Soviet Union, as these new migrants envisage
Turkey as a gateway to a new job, a new life, and a
stepping stone to employment in the West.
Source :Migration in Turkey: A Country Profile 2008

4. Estimates of migrant stocks in Turkey by country of origin, 2010
Sources: Ratha and Shaw (2007) updated with additional data for 71 destination countries as described in the Migration and
Remittances Factbook 2011.
Country No
Bulgaria 538.686
Germany 306.456
Greece 66.344
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 35.308
Netherlands 24.450
Romania 23.232
Russian Federation 22.246
United Kingdom 21.225
Azerbaijan 18.807
France 17.979
Austria 16.060
United States 15.213
Islamic Republic of Iran 14.516
Cyprus 11.642
Switzerland 11.617
Afghanistan 10.796
Other countries 126,348
TOTAL 1.410.947

5. The number of Refugees and Asylum
seekers in Turkey
Source: UNHCR.

6. The number of Refugees and Asylum
seekers in Turkey
Source: UNHCR.

7. The number of Refugees and Asylum
seekers in Turkey
Source: UNHCR.

8. The number of Refugees and Asylum
seekers in Turkey
Source: UNHCR.

9. The number of Syrian Refugees in
Turkey
Source: UNHCR.