newcomers · Türkiye
Newcomers in Türkiye
First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.
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Newcomers · Türkiye · 19 public bodies
Türkiye · newcomers
Newcomers in Türkiye
First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.
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First steps
This guide for Türkiye is being prepared and will be reviewed by a qualified professional. It gives information and referrals, never legal advice.
First steps
6 topics- 01Status and documents
Residence, asylum and family reunification: where to find official information and qualified help.
- 02Work and qualifications
Recognition of qualifications, licensing paths and first jobs.
- 03ࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀ
Host-language courses and heritage-language schools.
- 04Health and wellbeing
Registering with health services and finding culturally competent care.
- 05Housing and money
Housing, banking and avoiding scams that target newcomers.
- 06Community
Meeting people safely: the local cell, events and mentors.
Public bodies for newcomers in Türkiye
19 public bodies, by what each one deals with. Each one is checked against its official page (last on 23 October 2026).
ࡋࡀࡂࡉࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡇࡌࡀࡉࡀࡕ ࡖࡋࡀࡂࡉࡀ
3 bodies- UNHCR Help Türkiyeࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
UNHCR information for refugees and asylum seekers in Türkiye, with a counselling line.
- IOM Türkiyeࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
The UN migration agency office in Türkiye.
- SGDD-ASAMࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Counselling and support centres for refugees and migrants across Türkiye.
ࡁࡀࡕࡉࡀ ࡖࡒࡀࡓࡀࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡁࡀࡄࡅࡑࡀ
2 bodies- Kurdish Language and Culture, Institute of Living Languagesࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
A department of Kurdish language and culture, taught in Kurdish, within the Institute of Living Languages.
- Department of Persian Language and Literatureࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Teaching and research on Persian language and literature.
ࡔࡀࡓࡁࡕࡀ ࡅࡍࡔࡉࡀ
2 bodies- ALO 183 Social Support Lineࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Support for women, children, older people and people with disabilities. Phone 183.
- Reconnecting familiesࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Help to trace relatives separated by conflict, disaster or migration.
ࡏࡅࡃࡓࡀࡍࡀ ࡖࡒࡀࡍࡅࡍ ࡅࡐࡉࡋࡅࡂ
2 bodies- Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (TİHEK)ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Complaints about discrimination and human rights violations.
- Union of Turkish Bar Associationsࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Legal aid is provided through local bar associations.
ࡉࡀࡕࡁࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡌࡉࡏࡓࡀࡁ ࡁࡂࡀࡌࡀࡏࡀ
2 bodies- e-Devletࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
The national e-government portal for public services.
- Istanbul Governorshipࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
The provincial governorship, which oversees provincial migration services.
ࡌࡀࡕࡉࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡄࡀࡉࡋࡀ
1 body- Presidency of Migration Managementࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Residence permits, international protection and registration of foreign nationals.
ࡕࡀࡁࡏࡉࡅࡕࡀ
1 body- General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairsࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Citizenship and civil registration.
ࡌࡉࡍࡉࡀࡍࡉࡍ ࡖࡃࡅࡄࡅࡋࡀ
1 body- 112ࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Call 112 for any emergency.
ࡌࡉࡋࡕࡀ ࡅࡕࡉࡂࡀࡓࡀࡕ
1 body- İŞKURࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Public employment services and job search.
ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡔࡋࡀࡌࡅࡕࡀ ࡖࡍࡀࡐࡑࡀ
1 body- Ministry of Healthࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Public health services and hospitals.
ࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀ ࡖࡉࡌࡀࡉࡀ ࡅࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡉࡀ ࡖࡌࡉࡓࡀࡕ
1 body- Living Languages and Dialects (Yaşayan Diller ve Lehçeler)ࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
An elective school course for grades 5 to 8. The options include Kurmanji and Zazaki.
ࡉࡅࡋࡐࡀࡍࡀ ࡖࡋࡉࡀࡍࡀ
1 body- Public education centres (Halk Eğitim Merkezleri)ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Free adult courses, including Turkish for foreigners.
ࡒࡅࡁࡀࡋࡕࡀ ࡖࡌࡀࡃࡓࡀࡊࡉࡀ
1 body- Recognition of higher education diplomas (Denklik)ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Recognition of higher education diplomas obtained abroad.
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