UNHCR Turkey Syrian Refugee Daily Strep 5 December 2012 23 May 2013 UNHCR Turkey, Ankara Total Number of Refugees Registered and with Registration 350,989 Total Number of Refugees in Camps 194,968 The number of Syrians living in the Urban Area are not included Sanliurfa 90,797 Total Number of Refugees Registered outside the 126,636 Gaziantep 32,110 K.Maras 15,470 Total Number of Refugees with Registration Appointments 29,385 Hatay 14,882 Kilis 13,463 400,000 Adiyaman 10,500 Government of Turkey Estimated Total Number of Syrians in Adana 9,473 Osmaniye 7,860 Hospitals 413 250,000 194,968 200,000 Age & Gender of Registered Syrian Refugees 150,000 Age (Years) Adult Male Female 100,000 25% 24% 44,038 50,000 Minor 27% 24% 0 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Apr-13 May-13 75% 25% Women & Children (Boys&Girls <18 years) Men 18 years and above Highlights
• On 22 May 2013, AFAD - the Disaster and Emergency Management Agency of Government of Turkey announced Adıyaman Kahramanmaraş that the total number of Syrians registered and accommodated in 17 camps in 8 provinces has increased to 194,968 including 413 Syrians receiving medical treatment in hospitals.
• AFAD reported that during the last 24 hrs of 20-21 May, an additional 519 Syrians were registered and accommodated in the camps while 521 Syrians voluntarily returned to Syria.
• UNHCR Team met with the local officials in Hatay province and was informed that while the Government of Turkey is supporting local people in Reyhanli, urban Syrian refugees are also assisted in other towns like Belen, Şanlıurfa Kirkhan etc. Reportedly, assistance (cash assistance and food packages) are being provided including to Syrian Gaziantep refugees who have been enumerated by the local authorities, and identified through the support of local district Osmaniye administrators and NGOs. Adana
• UNHCR Field Team in Sanliurfa province was informed that the Coordination Center is operational since mid May, and as of 22 May, approximately 15,000 non-Camp Syrians have been registered and issued individual ID Kilis card. UNHCR Field Team will continue to remain in close contact with Coordination Center in Sanliurfa.
• In Antakya town of Hatay province, the authorities informed UNHCR that the officials started to update the list of non-Camp Syrians as there is a high mobility of the Syrians living in town. Reportedly after the incident in Reyhanli. several Syrians moved to other towns within Hatay Province. Legend Legend • It was reported to UNHCR that a Syrian man died in Ceylanpinar camp during the storms because of the heart Military Defectors Camp attack and another Syrian drowned in the Euphrates river next to Karkamis camp. Military Defectors Camp CurrentCurrent Tent Tent Camps Camps • During the visit to Ceylanpinar camp UNHCR Field Teams observed that the security measures were Antakya enhanced in the camp area and all the vehicles are being controlled before entering the camp. CurrentCurrent Container Container Camps Camps ContainerContainer Camps Camps Under Under • Construction of the fourth camp in Viranshir town of Sanliurfa province is on going. Reportedly there may be a Construction delay in the completion date . The new camp will be tented site with 15,000 capacity. This brings to a total of four 0 0 1818 37.537.5 7575 112.5112.5 150150 Kilometers camps now under construction planned to be open during the summer months, including Besriye in Kilis province, Kilometres Veransehir in Urfa province, Midyat in Mardin province and Malatya in Malatya province.
Sources AFAD, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs For more information, consult http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees