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UNHCR Turkey: Key Facts and Figures May 2017 For External Use Key Figures 3.3 million Number of Persons of Concern (as of 31 May 2017) 3M

Syria Afghanistan

135,000

Iraq

134,000

Iran

Apprehension and Interception Figures in 2017 (as of 31 May 2017)

4,000

Other Nationalities

9,000

~5,763

Total sea Arrivals to Greece

32,000

Somalia

19

Dead / Missing in 2017 in Turkish Territorial Water

Interceptions at western land borders:

~8,374

2017 Registration Statistics 314,026 Individuals Registered with UNHCR (as of 31 May 2017) Children

Female

Male

Afghanistan Iraq

43% Afghan 43% Iraqi 10% Iranian 1% Somali 3% Other

Iran Somalia Other Nationalities

Total

2017 Resettlement Statistics 8,249 Individuals Submitted (as of 31 May 2017)

11% Compared to Total Submissons

Submission Total

8,249

Netherlands Germany France USA

USA & CANADA

86% Compared to Total Submissons

50% Compared to Total Departures

EUROPE

1,910 1,388 1,268 908

Belgium

678

Finland

643

Other Resettlement Countries

48% Compared to Total Departures

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

3%

1,236

Compared to Total Submissons

2017 UNHCR Funding (as of 2 June 2017 ) US$ 368 million Requested

2% Compared to Total Departures

Unfunded Funded

100

25M

11M

21M

190M

80 60 40 20 0 %

19M

1.5M

0.5M

111M

Country / Regular Programme

Crisis in Europe

Iraq Situation Response

Syria Situation Response

Protection

More than

1,800

Officials and humanitarians trained by UNHCR on international protection so far in 2017.

Around 900

Syrian refugees with specific needs were identified by UNHCR and referred for further assistance in 2017.

RSD

Over 17,000

Persons of concern received counselling from the UNHCR-ASAM Counselling Line since it opened in March 2017.

More than 700

Unaccompanied and separated children have registered with UNHCR so far in 2017.

Resettlement

Around 47,300

More than 7,200

Around

45

Close to

200

Nearly 800

More than 400

Close to

12,000

62

Around

Close to 40,500

Close to 450

RSD decisions by UNHCR since 1 January 2017, as well as more than 20,000 decisions in 2016.

1,800

Refugees are at various stages of the resettlement process so far in 2017.

Decisions were made by UNHCR in May 2017.

Urban Outreach

Provinces covered by UNHCR and its partners.

Protection monitoring missions were conducted in urban areas and camps in 2017.

Government officials trained on asylum procedures within the context of the RMRP since the beginning of the year.

Government officials and humantarians trained on child protection mechanisims so far in 2017.

Cash-Based Interventions

Over

4,700

Refugees have benefited from education cash assistance so far in 2017.

Refugees have benefited from cash-based interventions in the course of 2017.

Provinces covered by UNHCR for cash-based interventions.

1M TRY

Distrubuted to various nationalities including Iraqis, Afghans and Iranians.

Livelihoods

513

Syrian Refugees assisted in receiving work permits in 2017.

Over

2,200

Refugees and host community members participated in vocational trainings facilitated by UNHCR in 2017.

Education

Livelihood information products disseminated in 2017, as well as more than 240,000 products in 2016.

Private sector members engaged in refugee employment consultations so far in 2017.

Communication with Communities (CWC)

445,000

Turkish language textbooks were procured in 2017 by UNHCR for MoNE.

Over

1,600

Verification Exercise

54

May 2017

First workshop in a series organized with the Presidency of Diyanet on refugee rights and responsibilities held in Bursa.

Refugees attending higher education preparation programmes supported by UNHCR so far in 2017.

Camp Coordination and Camp Management

Provinces in which the exercise has been initiated.

More than 8,500

Over 160,000

Tents provided to AFAD-run camps so far in 2017.

Refugees have been verified so far since the project started.

Provincial Breakdown of Non-Syrians Registered with UNHCR

A

A

Capital city

A UNHCR Country Office 10,000 5,000 2,500 Concentration points shows the total number of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the province

A UNHCR Sub-Office UNHCR Field Office UNHCR Field Unit 200km