Minister Yerlikaya announces the total number of foreigners in Istanbul!

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya spoke at the "Fully Secure Fatih Information Meeting" held in Fatih. 

In his speech, Yerlikaya announced that the total number of foreigners with legal residency rights in Istanbul is 1 million 92 thousand 697, and that the number of Syrians under temporary protection among these individuals is 350 thousand 532.

FATIH CLOSED TO FOREIGN RESIDENCY RIGHTS

Drawing attention to the importance of legal residency rights and defining irregular migrants, Yerlikaya said, "Look, there is a definition regarding foreigners. Entry into a country is one, stay is two, exit is three; if any one or more of these are not legal, we call this an irregular migrant, an illegal migrant," emphasizing situations of illegal entry, stay, or exit.

He stated that in Fatih, the number of foreigners with legal residency rights is 39 thousand, and the number of Syrians is 20 thousand.

Stating that the total number of foreigners in Fatih in 2019 was 103 thousand 660, Yerlikaya noted that this number dropped to 40 thousand as of 2021 and announced that all neighborhoods in Fatih have been closed to foreign residency rights since January 15, 2021.