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How many foreigners live in Turkey?

February 9, 2024

According to the data As of January, 1,355,153 foreigners officially live in Turkey. For comparison, in 2013, this figure was 313,692 people. These figures do not include foreigners who have obtained citizenship, foreigners with a short-term residence permit, students and illegal immigrants!

Most foreign citizens are registered in Istanbul, followed by Antalya and Ankara.

Istanbul - 705.556 people
Antalya - 157.575 people
Ankara - 86.611 people
Bursa - 54,430 people
Mersin - 44,498 people
Mugla - 27.053 people
Izmir - 29.057 people
Kocaeli - 15.309 people
Sakarya - 15.285 people
Samsun - 13.588 people
Gaziantep - 11.799 people
Konya - 11.400 people
Aydin - 11.307 people

Which countries' citizens receive a residence permit in Turkey?

Russia - 154.297 people
Iraq 130.643 people
Turkmenistan 115.279 people
Syria 99.663 people
Iran 94.612 people
Azerbaijan 68.612 people
Uzbekistan 59.970 people
Afghanistan 51.707 people
Ukraine 47.236 people

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