Number of foreigners living in Istanbul revealed: One in every two is Syrian
The Ministry of Interior recorded that there are 1 million 87 thousand 17 foreigners in Istanbul, and 530 thousand 612 of these individuals consist of Syrians under temporary protection.
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The Ministry of Interior has reported that there are 1 million 87 thousand 17 foreigners in Istanbul.
In a statement issued by the Ministry, the official figures from the Presidency of Migration Management regarding the number of Syrians under temporary protection currently residing in Istanbul as of today were also included.
The statement noted that there are 530 thousand 612 Syrians under temporary protection and 3 thousand 252 foreigners under international protection.
It was stated that there are a total of 1 million 87 thousand 17 foreigners, including 553 thousand 153 foreigners residing with residence permits.
The number of Syrian refugees living in Turkey has been announced as 3 million 113 thousand 278.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu had stated in a speech he gave in Germany that the number of refugees in Istanbul is 2.5 million.