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UNHCR deplores refugee expulsion by Turkey which resulted in four deaths Source: UNHCR Press Releases Publish date: 25 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (1k) |
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Northern Iraq: Turkish shelling causing displacement Source: UNHCR Briefing Notes Publish date: 18 Dec 2007 Filetype: HTML (2k) |
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Turkey: Expulsion of Iranians confirmed, UNHCR raises concerns with government Source: UNHCR Briefing Notes Publish date: 21 Sep 2007 Filetype: HTML (1k) |
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UNHCR and UNICEF issue joint appeal to get Iraqi children back to school Source: UNHCR Press Releases Publish date: 27 Jul 2007 Filetype: HTML (2k) |
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UNHCR Operations
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UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Turkey Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (857k) |
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UNHCR Global Report 2007 - Turkey Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2008 Filetype: PDF (294k) |
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UNHCR Global Report 2006 - Turkey Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2007 Filetype: PDF (131k) |
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UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2006 - Turkey Source: UNHCR Country Operations Plans Publish date: 1 Sep 2005 Filetype: PDF (47k) |
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Statistics
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2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Turkey Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (25k) |
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Funding
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Government of Turkey – UNHCR donor profile and donor history
Source: UNHCR Donor Information Publish date: 10 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (0k) |
Background, Analysis and Policy
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Irregular migration and asylum in Turkey, Celia Mannaert Source: New Issues in Refugee Research Publish date: 1 May 2003 Filetype: PDF (219k) |
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UNHCR Maps
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Turkey: Refugees by country of origin Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 24 Jun 2008 Filetype: PDF (1425k) |
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Turkey, Refugees and Asylum-seekers Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 24 Jun 2008 Filetype: PDF (1427k) |
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West Darfur Conflict Area Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 19 Jun 2007 Filetype: PDF (1800k) |
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Global Report 2005 - UNHCR in Turkey Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Jun 2006 Filetype: PDF (485k) |
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UNHCR on the web in Turkish Key Indicators
Origin of major refugee populations (as at 1 Jan 2007, ten largest groups)
Afghanistan
2,108,000
Iraq*
1,451,000
Sudan
686,000
Somalia
464,000
DR Congo
402,000
Burundi
397,000
Viet Nam
374,000
Turkey
227,000
Angola
207,000
Myanmar
203,000
* Estimated at over 2 million by September 2007.
Note: Some 334,000 Palestinian refugees also come under UNHCR’s mandate, while a further 4.4 million Palestinian refugees are cared for by UNRWA.
Source: Protecting Refugees, and the Role of UNHCR, 2007 edition.
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