Immigration Administration Announced the Number of Foreign Nationals Living in Istanbul

Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Migration Management announced that a total of 1 million 294 thousand 124 foreigners are legally residing in Istanbul.

The latest data on the situation of asylum seekers, which has been on the agenda recently, were shared.

Imamoglu said ‘There are 2.5 million foreigners in Istanbul’
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu said that there are 2 million 500 thousand foreigners who have settled in Istanbul, which he describes as “the heartland of dramatic migration”.

Imamoğlu received a response from the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.

Immigration Administration released the latest figures
The Directorate of Migration Management announced that a total of 1 million 294 thousand 124 foreigners, 746 thousand 16 foreigners holding a residence permit and 548 thousand 108 Syrians holding temporary protection, are legally residing in Istanbul.

1 million 294 thousand 124 immigrants reside
In the statement made by the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management, the following statements were used:

“All transactions regarding foreigners in Istanbul are carried out within the scope of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection No. 6458. Currently, 746 thousand 16 foreigners with residence permits and 548 thousand 108 Syrians with temporary protection, a total of 1 million 294 thousand 124. The foreigner is legally residing in our province. Foreigners who have the right to legal stay in our province can access the rights and services within the scope of the relevant legislation. Illegal immigrants who do not have the legal right to stay cannot benefit from any public service. As soon as illegal immigrants are detected by our law enforcement units, they will receive the necessary judicial and legal action against them. Administrative proceedings are initiated and deportation is carried out by our Directorate”

“19 thousand 32 illegal immigrants were deported during the inspections”
In the inspections carried out in our province since January, legal action has been taken against 94,708 illegal immigrants and 19,32 of them have been deported directly from Istanbul Airport to their countries. 66,524 illegal immigrants, about whom action was taken, were transferred to removal centers in other provinces under the coordination of the Directorate of Migration Management for deportation. In addition, 7 thousand 975 business signboards belonging to foreigners throughout the province have been inspected for compliance with our legislation, 5 thousand 768 workplace signboards have been brought into compliance with the standards, and transactions are continuing on 2 thousand 207 workplace signboards. “