In the past year, Turkey witnessed a substantial reduction in the number of foreigners possessing valid residence permits, as reported by the Interior Ministry. The statistics reveal a decline of over 247,000, settling at a total of 1.10 million residents.
As of January 16, the migration office of the ministry disclosed that Istanbul took the lead in hosting foreigners with residence permits, accommodating a noteworthy 556,578 individuals. Following closely, Antalya housed 117,052 residents, with other notable figures in cities such as Ankara (70,098), Bursa (51,537), Mersin (43,944), Izmir (25,576), and Muğla (20,453).
Conversely, Tunceli reported the lowest number of foreigners with residence permits, totaling only 52 individuals. Subsequent to this, Muş had 83, Bitlis with 204, Bayburt with 280, and Ardahan with 278.
Further analysis of the statistics revealed that among the foreign residents, 638,764 held short-term residence permits, 161,426 were students, 117,579 had family permits, and 189,263 possessed other types of residence permits.
Antalya, which experienced an influx of immigrants due to COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, observed a decrease in the number of foreigners with residence permits, dropping from 157,575 to 117,052 between January 19 and December 31 of the previous year.
The conflict in Ukraine resulted in the return of a total of 63,704 Russians and Ukrainians to their respective countries, leading to a decrease in the number of Russian citizens from 154,297 to 100,847 and Ukrainians from 47,236 to 36,982.
Among foreigners with residence permits in Turkey, citizens of Turkmenistan claimed the top spot at 109,390, followed by 100,847 Russian citizens, 91,117 Iraqi citizens, 79,779 Syrian citizens, 79,505 Iranian citizens, and 67,621 Azerbaijani citizens. The list continued with citizens from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, respectively, while 405,033 individuals held citizenship from various other countries.
Meanwhile, according to official data, Turkey remains home to 4.7 million legally registered migrants.
Well, who knew that if you change your immigration laws, destroy your economy, and do everything in your power to make it hard for foreign workers to get work visas, you'd lose your expats
As of January 16, the migration office of the ministry disclosed that Istanbul took the lead in hosting foreigners with residence permits, accommodating a noteworthy 556,578 individuals. Following closely, Antalya housed 117,052 residents, with other notable figures in cities such as Ankara (70,098), Bursa (51,537), Mersin (43,944), Izmir (25,576), and Muğla (20,453).
Conversely, Tunceli reported the lowest number of foreigners with residence permits, totaling only 52 individuals. Subsequent to this, Muş had 83, Bitlis with 204, Bayburt with 280, and Ardahan with 278.
Further analysis of the statistics revealed that among the foreign residents, 638,764 held short-term residence permits, 161,426 were students, 117,579 had family permits, and 189,263 possessed other types of residence permits.
Antalya, which experienced an influx of immigrants due to COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, observed a decrease in the number of foreigners with residence permits, dropping from 157,575 to 117,052 between January 19 and December 31 of the previous year.
The conflict in Ukraine resulted in the return of a total of 63,704 Russians and Ukrainians to their respective countries, leading to a decrease in the number of Russian citizens from 154,297 to 100,847 and Ukrainians from 47,236 to 36,982.
Among foreigners with residence permits in Turkey, citizens of Turkmenistan claimed the top spot at 109,390, followed by 100,847 Russian citizens, 91,117 Iraqi citizens, 79,779 Syrian citizens, 79,505 Iranian citizens, and 67,621 Azerbaijani citizens. The list continued with citizens from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, respectively, while 405,033 individuals held citizenship from various other countries.
Meanwhile, according to official data, Turkey remains home to 4.7 million legally registered migrants.
Well, who knew that if you change your immigration laws, destroy your economy, and do everything in your power to make it hard for foreign workers to get work visas, you'd lose your expats