Türkiye

Türkiye is one of the most affected countries by mixed migration flows both as destination, transit or host country. Türkiye has been hosting the highest number of refugees in the world since the Syrian conflict. While the repercussions of the Syrian refugee crisis dominate the migration agenda of the country, Türkiye is also facing increasing irregular migratory flows from countries to its east and south, with a secondary impact on irregular migration to Europe. The functioning of overall cooperation between EU and Türkiye, as well as cooperation modalities between Türkiye and other countries, is essential for better management of the multiple migration challenges in this geography and having sustainable migration cooperation frameworks in place. 

Representation of ICMPD in Türkiye works with respective national and international authorities on all aspects of migration to better contribute to migration management in this strategically important geography. Operating in Istanbul and Ankara, the Representation of ICMPD in Türkiye serves as a central hub for coordinating its project deliveries in Türkiye. ICMPD, with its inhouse expertise and customized projects tailored to specific needs, makes a significant contribution to Türkiye's efforts in enhancing its capacity to manage migration effectively.

The Representation of ICMPD in Türkiye functions under the overall management of the Head of the Representation. The Representation encompasses four main portfolios led by separate Portfolio Managers: The Migration Management, Border Management, Migration & Development, and Interdisciplinary matters in Türkiye.

These portfolios cover a wide range of thematic areas such as the development of institutional and legislative frameworks, irregular migration, assisted voluntary returns, border management, human trafficking, legal migration pathways, and socio-economic support. Additional efforts include the social cohesion of migrants and refugees, grant management, entrepreneurship as well as other cross-cutting areas such as cooperation, dialogue, migration policy development and data analysis, research, institutional capacity-building complementary initiatives. and other complementary initiatives.

ICMPD remains committed to further supporting Türkiye to develop and implement proactive policies and durable solutions to migration challenges to facilitate sustainable migration management throughout the country and along the migration routes.