Mixed Migration Turkey - November 2016 Updates
Asylum seekers and refugees
Syrians under Temporary Protection by province (Top 10)
November 2016
November 2016
3.1 million in total
2,783,617 Syrians
126,756 Iraqis
116,422 Afghanis
29,502 Iranians
Bulgaria
Greece
As of December 8th 2016, 172,160
people in 2016 have crossed to the
Greek islands transiting Turkey
Despite the reduction in
crossings into Greece, 415
people died while trying to cross
to Greece by sea. In total across
the Mediterranean, 4,022 people
have lost their lives in 2016
Over 13,000 apprehensions at the
Greek and Bulgarian land borders
as of Nov 2016. Turkish forces in
October alone apprehended 2,197
and 274 people at the Greek and
Bulgarian borders respectively
748 people returned as part of
EU-Turkey Refugee Deal as of
early December. Among them
were Pakistanis (47%), Syrians
(12%), Algerians (10%) and
Afghans (10%)
As a result of 815
operations by Turkish
Coast Guards, 36,349
mixed migrants were
intercepted at sea as of
December 1st
Istanbul: 414,281
Urfa: 399,266
Hatay: 377,602
Gaziantep: 318,794
Adana: 149,023
Mersin: 136,117
Kilis: 122,595
Bursa: 101,066
Izmir: 96,003
Mardin: 93,136
As of November 2016, 286 km of
the border wall has been
completed. By end of 2017 the full
911km of the Turkish-Syrian border
wall is expected to be completed.
Turkey
1,006 people
entering from Iraq
and 335 from Iran
apprehended at the
Turkish borders in
October 2016
Just over 41,000
Syrians apprehended
while trying to cross
into Turkey in
October 2016 alone
Returns to Jarablus have begun as
early as September 2016. Local
and regional news point to 10,000
returns. Reports also indicate that
the Karkamis-Jarablus crossing
point is slowly returning to normal
Syria
Iran
The Mosul offensive hasn’t
caused any departures to
Turkey. As of November 2016
almost 83,000 IDPs are still
displaced inside Iraq
Iraq
All data and figures have been compiled from Turkish government sources (DGMM, Turkish Land Forces, and Coast Gaurd Services), UNHCR, IOM, and local and regional news reports