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Refugees of the Syrian civil war in Turkey

Refugees of the Syrian civil war in Turkey are the Syrian refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war. The Republic of Turkey hosts over 3.7 million registered refugees.

Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey

Camps: Jordan

War crimes, massacres, rape

As part of Turkey's migrant crisis, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in 2018 Turkey was hosting 63% of all of the Syrian refugees in the world.[1] More than a third of the refugees are hosted in Southeastern Turkey, near the Syria-Turkey border.[2]

June, 2011: Refugee flow into Turkey with the military siege of Jisr al-Shughour in the northwestern part of Syria.

November, 2011: Turkey had spent up to $15 million to set up six camps for thousands of refugees and military defectors, however Turkish officials declare that Syrians are "guests" and not "refugees."

April, 2012: Refugee flow ahead of UN ceasefire. Over 2,500 swell across Turkish-Syrian border in one day, the highest ever recorded.

July, 2012: Refugee flow ahead of fighting in Aleppo.

September, 2012: UNHCR reports that more than 11,000 Syrians flee into Turkey in a day's time.

595,280 individuals reached through information campaigns, participatory assessments, activities to raise public awareness on rights, entitlements, services and assistance;

205,899 children with protection needs were identified and referred to services;

115,225 children participated in structured, sustained child protection or psycho-social support programme;

145,433 youth and adolescents have attended empowerment programme enhancing their participation, communication, peer-to-peer interaction and self-confidence;

18,793 Individuals, including children, have been reached through community-based initiatives for prevention and mitigation of gender-based violence;

National Conditional Cash Transfers for Education of 2017 (CCTE): 300,000 Syrian children's family received. Cash Transfers to families encourages (1) enrolment, (2) improves school attendance (3) referral of children at risk to

Child Protective Services

Early childhood and pre-primary education: 45,580 enrolment.

Formal education (Grades 1–12): 612,603 enrolment.

Informal non-accredited education (): 20,806 enrolment.

Sunday school

State universities: 19,332 enrolment (Turkey waived tuition fees)

Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP): targeting 10 to 18-year-old out-of-school adolescents.

Teachers and education personnel: 128,843 education personnel acquired special training. 12,965 Syrian volunteer trainers and education personnel were provided with financial compensation.

Turkey is trying to ensure that all refugee children can access a form of learning and be fully integrated into the formal education system.


Currently, 30% of Syrian refugee children have access to education, 4,000 businesses have been opened, and several Syrian refugee camps have grown into small towns with amenities from healthcare to barber shops.


As of March 2018, about 60% (600,000 primary and secondary education) of Syrian school-aged children under temporary protection remain in school.[26] The EU has supported education, through a €300 million direct grant to the Ministry of National Education.[26] Turkey's educational support:[26]

250,000 inpatient care;

200,000 operated on;

150,000 births;

6 million consultations

As of October 2014 (2011–2014), Turkey provided with its own resources:[4]

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Refugees of the Syrian civil war

Syrians in Turkey