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Newcomers in Türkiye

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

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Türkiye · newcomers

Newcomers in Türkiye

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

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Academy126 courses, none open for enrolment yetCivic3 campaigns, 5 programmesHeritage116 days to keep, 40 chronology entriesNews88 approved sources, no confirmed events yetChaptersforming. None is recognised yet

Public bodies

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

01
Status and documents
Residence, asylum and family reunification: where to find official information and qualified help.
02
Work and qualifications
Recognition of qualifications, licensing paths and first jobs.
03
Language
Host-language courses and heritage-language schools.
04
Health and wellbeing
Registering with health services and finding culturally competent care.
05
Housing and money
Housing, banking and avoiding scams that target newcomers.
06
Community
Meeting people safely: the local cell, events and mentors.

Information and referrals only, never legal or medical advice. We do not record who uses this page.

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).

Asylum and refugee protection

3 bodies

UNHCR Help Türkiye
UNHCR information for refugees and asylum seekers in Türkiye, with a counselling line.
secondary
IOM Türkiye
The UN migration agency office in Türkiye.
to verify
SGDD-ASAM
Counselling and support centres for refugees and migrants across Türkiye.
verified

Study and research centres

2 bodies

Kurdish Language and Culture, Institute of Living Languages
A department of Kurdish language and culture, taught in Kurdish, within the Institute of Living Languages.
verified
Department of Persian Language and Literature
Teaching and research on Persian language and literature.
verified

Family and women

2 bodies

ALO 183 Social Support Line
Support for women, children, older people and people with disabilities. Phone 183.
verified
Reconnecting families
Help to trace relatives separated by conflict, disaster or migration.
verified

Legal help and discrimination

2 bodies

Human Rights and Equality Institution of Türkiye (TİHEK)
Complaints about discrimination and human rights violations.
verified
Union of Turkish Bar Associations
Legal aid is provided through local bar associations.
verified

Settlement and integration

2 bodies

e-Devlet
The national e-government portal for public services.
verified
Istanbul Governorship
The provincial governorship, which oversees provincial migration services.
verified

Arrival and status

1 body

Presidency of Migration Management
Residence permits, international protection and registration of foreign nationals.
verified

Citizenship

1 body

General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs
Citizenship and civil registration.
to verify

Emergency numbers

1 body

112
Call 112 for any emergency.
to verify

Work and business

1 body

İŞKUR
Public employment services and job search.
verified

Health and mental health

1 body

Ministry of Health
Public health services and hospitals.
verified

Mother-tongue and heritage languages

1 body

Living Languages and Dialects (Yaşayan Diller ve Lehçeler)
An elective school course for grades 5 to 8. The options include Kurmanji and Zazaki.
secondary

Language learning

1 body

Public education centres (Halk Eğitim Merkezleri)
Free adult courses, including Turkish for foreigners.
verified

Recognition of qualifications

1 body

Recognition of higher education diplomas (Denklik)
Recognition of higher education diplomas obtained abroad.
verified

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1. What are you adding? An eventA meeting, class, festival or remembrance, with its date and place.A jobA role from the employer's own posting.A scholarship or grantA scholarship, grant, fellowship or call from its provider.An association or serviceA school, association or service, with its official site.A news itemA headline from its publisher, with the date.A public bodyAn office that serves people here, from its official page.A sourceA book, paper or data set for the library.An accountYour own account of a place or an event.A correctionSomething on a page that is wrong, and what is right.

2. The details

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As the source writes it.

Starts

Ends

Time zone

Your own time zone is chosen. Change it if the event is elsewhere.

Kind of event

Organiser or provider

The organisation, never a person.

Employer

The employer's official name.

Provider

The foundation, university or body.

Type

Who can apply

As the provider states it.

Closing date

Place of work

Type

Topic

Publisher

The outlet or body that published it.

Date published

Level

What it deals with

What it does for a person

One sentence.

Author

Year

Publisher

Licence

As the source states it. Not stated if it says nothing.

Why it belongs here

Address of the page (required)

What the page says

What is right (required)

Your account (required)

A place or an event as you know it. Do not name a living person who could be put at risk.

I agree that it can be published. I can withdraw it later. (required)

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The official or original page. It starts with https://, or it is a DOI such as 10.1234/abcd. We link to it. We do not copy it.

Link to a source for what is right

Starts with https://, or a DOI.

City

The city only. Never a street or a home address.

Country

What happens next. A steward checks the source. Nothing shows on a page before that. You are never named on a page.

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