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Revised November, 2024 – Resource, Turkey iResidence
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ISTANBUL IS CLOSED TO IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
The practice of not granting residence permits to foreigners applied in 10 districts throughout Istanbul has spread to 39 districts, after 14 July 2023. Those who rent out their house and host fugitives in their hotel also face fines and license cancellation, as well as a prison sentence
According to the data of the Presidency for 2022, 5 million 400 thousand foreign nationals live in Turkey. While the solution works for the migration wave and problems that are increasing every day in Istanbul, which is leading with 1 million 294 thousand foreigners, with the new decision taken, the “residence” permit for foreign nationals has been stopped in Istanbul starting 14 July 2023, except mandatory cases.
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MANDATORY CASES
In 07 October 2022, the Ministry of Interior introduced the practice of not granting residence permits to foreigners in 10 districts in the mega city, whose official population is estimated at 15 million 908 thousand and dynamic population is estimated at 20 million, was shifted to 39 districts by the ministry.
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In the mega city where the residence permit has been stopped except for mandatory cases such as life safety, health, university and rights arising from international trade, residence permits will not be issued to foreigners until a second decision by the decision taken by the ministry on October 7, 2022.
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In Istanbul, where about one in 8 of the official population (2 million 174 thousand 766) is registered in its own register, in addition to foreigners who gained citizenship through real estate acquisition, 1 million 294 thousand 124 foreign nationals living in the city also evolve to 8 percent of the population, according to the figures of the Provincial Migration Administration a year ago. According to official figures, Syrians are the leading among the foreign population of Istanbul with 535 thousand 25 people.
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DILUTION POLICY
In the last 2 weeks, the Istanbul police, which has apprehended more than 5 thousand irregular migrants, mostly Syrian, and sent them to repatriation centers, are continuing their operations against illegal immigrant networks. According to official figures, 5 million 400 thousand and according to unofficial figures, close to 7 million foreign nationals live in Turkey, and in order to prevent ghettoization with the recent domestic foreign conflicts, the Ministry of Interior continues to work in the direction of the “dilution policy” introduced last year.
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PENALTIES FOR THOSE WHO RENT A HOUSE AS WELL
In addition to fines and sealing penalties for those who rent houses illegally and illegally in Istanbul, hotels and establishments hosting illegal immigrants, prison sentences have also begun. Since the beginning of this year, a fine of 26 thousand 750 liras has been imposed on each of the 51 individuals detained in 29 separate operations conducted against individuals who rent and host illegal immigrants on a daily and weekly basis for less than 15 days without a contract and under the name of mourning. If they commit the same crime 3 times in a row, the cancellation of the license for their hotels and the indefinite sealing penalty will be applied for their houses, while 4 of these 51 people were arrested and judicial control was applied against 6 of them.
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