Turkey
Country Information
| Source | ||
| Population | UN Population Division (as of 2016) | |
| Number of IDPs (Conflict and violence) | IDMC (as of 2016) | |
| New displacements (Conflict and violence) | IDMC (as of 2016) | |
| New displacements (Disasters) | IDMC (as of 2016) | |
| Refugees | UNHCR (as of 2015) |
Conflict and violence displacement figures
Latest GRID confidence assessment
| Displacement type | New Displacement (Flow) | IDPs (Stock) |
| Reporting units |
People Households Percentage of population |
People Households |
| Methodology |
Registration Key informants Satellite imagery |
Registration Key informants Satellite imagery Other |
| Geographical disaggregation | Admin 2 or more | Unknown |
| Geographical coverage | No | No |
| Frequency of reporting | Other | Other |
| Disaggregation on sex | No | No |
| Disaggregation on age | No | No |
| Data triangulation | Some local triangulation | Some local triangulation |
| Data on settlement elsewhere | No | No |
| Data on returns | Partial | Partial |
| Data on local integration | No | No |
| Data on deaths | No | No |
| Data on births | No | No |
Latest GRID figures analysis
IDMC’s estimates include several different caseloads, including one prior to 2016, reported by Haceteppe University in 2006. IDMC’s figures are also based on more up-to-date information obtained from the International Crisis Group and a Turkish NGO that covers the end of 2015 to 2016. This data covers three cities in southeastern Turkey where round-the-clock ‘curfews’ were put into place, forcing people to flee.
Download extended figures analysis (PDF, 3.3 MB)Latest GRID stock figure by year of data update
Disaster displacement figures
New displacements
Events timeline
Summary | 31 December 2013
Turkey: Internal displacement in brief
There were estimated to be more than 954,000 IDPs in Turkey as of the end of 2013.
Human Rights Mechanism | 20 May 2013
EU Enlargement Turkey 2013
In this submission to the EU’s Enlargement Directorate on Turkey, IDMC updates the Directorate on country developments from October 2012 to May 2013 as they relate to IDPs.
Country Page | 31 July 2012
Turkey
IDMC's Turkey page provides an overview of the latest figures and key concerns facing internally displaced people in the country.
Publication | 01 August 2010
Principle Versus practice: Case study on education and displacement in Turkey
This case study focuses on two factors that affect displaced children’s ability to exercise their right to education: poverty and discrimination in Turkey.
Overview | 26 October 2009
Need for continued improvement in response to protracted displacement
Prevailing insecurity in the south-east, the continuing presence of village guard militias and of mines, and under-development continue to act as barriers to return for IDPs
Country Profile | 26 October 2009
Turkey: Need for continued improvement in response to protracted displacement
Around one million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Turkey continue to face protracted displacement, with many obstacles still standing in the way of durable solutions. Prevailing insecurity in south-eastern Turkey, the continuing presence of village guard militias and of mines, and under-development continue to bar their return. Integration in urban areas is still fraught with difficulties in the absence of targeted assistance, as IDPs, most of them Kurdish, face socio-economic marginalisation and discrimination.
Country Profile | 26 July 2007
Turkey: Profile of Internal Displacement
Renewed clashes between government forces and Kurdish militants in south-eastern Turkey have raised fears of a return to violence in the two-decade-old conflict which led to the internal displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, most of them Kurds. Despite the clashes, the conditions for the return of the displaced have continued to improve as the overall security situation remained largely stable and the Turkish government has taken a number of concrete steps to facilitate the return process.