Temporary Protection Under Turkish Law

The foreigners under temporary protection in Turkey, can apply for a work permit or for work permit exemption, 6 months following the issuance of your Temporary Protection Identification Document.

Temporary Protection Identification Document shall not grant the right for transition to long term residence permit in Turkey.

Syrians, who have been registered and issued Temporary Protection Identity Document, can benefit from health services within the province where they live.

Syrians, who have been registered and issued Temporary Protection Identity Document, according to the relevant legislation of the Ministry of National Education, can register to the primary and secondary education schools. Also, they can study at universities with this document.

To settle in Accommodation Centers, you can submit your request to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in the province where you are registered.

Those who are under temporary protection and hold a work permit are required to obtain permission from the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in the registered province in order to travel from one city to another. Temporary protection cards are canceled if they exit from the country, except official permits issued by the Migration Management.

Temporary protection is terminated individually if Syrians under temporary protection are admitted to a third country for humanitarian reasons or resettlement or leave for a third country.

To register for the Temporary Protection, you can apply to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in the located province. For İstanbul, you can contact with Kumkapı and Sultanbeyli Coordination Centers.

Temporary protection identity document provides the right to stay in Turkey. However, this document does not give the holder the right to apply for Turkish citizenship.

First, a birth certificate is obtained from the hospital. However, if the baby is born outside the hospital (house, etc.), a document can be received from the mukhtar. After receiving the birth certificate or the document that the birth has taken place, the child is registered to the Population and Registration Center. Required documents for the procedure: Child's birth certificate and parents; temporary protection identity document.

Even if the appointment is made by the head of the family, all family members are required to present at the data update office on the day of the appointment.

If the Temporary Protection ID Document is lost /stolen, you can assign a loss/stolen report from the Police Department and apply to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management. If the relevant report cannot be issued, you are required to advertise the loss to the local or national newspaper. After, you may apply to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management.

Syrians, under Temporary Protection have right to education with their current status. If they wish to obtain a student residence permit, if they meet the conditions (in accordance with Article 38 of the YUKK Law No. 6458), they should first go to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in their province to obtain detailed information about their situation.

The duration spent under Temporary Protection are not included in the calculation through marriage. However, the foreigner has the right to apply in accordance with the provisions of the Turkish Citizenship Law no. 5901 and the competent body is the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs.

In order to obtain a residence permit, Syrians under temporary protection are required to apply to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in order to obtain a residence permit.

The Syrians, under temporary protection, who have been granted temporary visa / residence permit from a third country or to apply for leaving the country should apply to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in the province where they live, with all the documents obtained.

The required assesment for those who receive a visa/residence permit for their name from a third country, regardless of the purpose of issuing visas or residence permits, among Syrians under temporary protection, is done by the Provincial Governorate (Provincial Migration Management).

The required assesment for those who receive a visa/residence permit for their name from a third country, regardless of the purpose of issuing visas or residence permits, among Syrians under temporary protection, is done by the Provincial Governorate (Provincial Migration Management).

The required assesment for those who receive a visa/residence permit for their name from a third country, regardless of the purpose of issuing visas or residence permits, among Syrians under temporary protection, is done by the Provincial Governorate (Provincial Migration Management).

The required assesment for those who receive a visa/residence permit for their name from a third country, regardless of the purpose of issuing visas or residence permits, among Syrians under temporary protection, is done by the Provincial Governorate (Provincial Migration Management).

Person who voluntarily returned to his/her home country and after again pass through our borders in order to benefit from the temporary protection, should apply to the provincial directorate of migration management in province where he/she is located. An interview will be held there on why he/she is returned and the will be asked whether temporary protection can or can not be applied again by the relevant governorate.

The person who is under temporary protection and decide to return voluntarily, should go to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management and fill out the Voluntary Repatriation Form. The person can exit from the border gates with a copy of the Voluntary Repatriation Form and the Road Permit Document. The authorized person will get back the Temporary Protection ID Document when you leave.

The president of the republic is authorized to terminate the temporary protection.This means collectively termination of the temporary protection. Temporary protection will be terminated individually in case of resettlement, voluntary repatriation, benefiting from the protection of another country, transfer to the residence permit or death.

The foreigners, under temporary protection, should obtain a permission from the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management where they are registered if they want to travel to another province. If they have a reasonable cause such as work, education, health, kinship relations, they can apply to the Provincial Directorate of Migration Management in the province where they go to with the Road Permit Document which is given.

Syrians, under temporary protection, have a right to stay in cities which General Directorate deems suitable. According to our current regulations, Syrians, under temporary protection, are not allowed to stay in Antalya. They are allowed to stay in all other provinces.

Due to the events in the Syrian Arab Republic since 28/4/2011, the Syrian Arab Republic citizens and stateless people and refugees who have come to our borders or have crossed our borders in mass or individually, even if they have applied for international protection. are taken under temporary protection.

In cases there is massive immigration to our country, the presidency of republic decides whether they will be included in the scope of temporary protection.

Due to the events in the Syrian Arab Republic since 28/4/2011, the Syrian Arab Republic citizens and stateless people and refugees who have come to our borders or have crossed our borders in mass or individually, even if they have applied for international protection. are taken under temporary protection.