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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

It is also important to establish a fast and problem-free mechanism for initial registration,
accommodation, subsistence and subsistence of foreigners in such works that doesn’t
have regular working hours. Problems may occur during the transfer of an irregular
immigrant who is caught at a random location in Türkiye to a center on the other side
of Türkiye in terms of human resources. In this context, it may be useful to increase the
number of such centers.

Lastly, it is recommended that the allowances of personnel involved in the transportation
of the foreigners be paid in advance and that per diem allowances of personnel who
have to wait long hours at airports be increased; this may alleviate the problems that
the personnel have been facing.

C. Increasing Data Quality and Sharing in Immigration and International
Protection

The 119th Article of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, in the
section titled “Statistical Data,” states that statistics regarding foreigners and applicants
recipients of international protection status shall be kept and shared by the Directorate
General of Migration Management or provincial governor’s office according to the
procedures and principles to be determined by the Directorate General of Migration
Management and that statistics regarding the Directorate’s work and operations will
be published in cooperation with the Turkish Statistical Institute. Furthermore, in
the preparation phase of this special report, the following statements emerged from
interviews with public institutions and organizations:

• There are shortcomings and irregularities in the information about foreigners
including Syrians,

• In cases where there is not enough data, the relevant public institutions and
organizations sometimes encounter serious problems in accessing and serving
Syrians.

Firstly, it is absolutely necessary to ensure that the quality of the data related to foreigners
is increased and that the records contain all necessary information (age, gender,
nationality, marital status, number of children, dependents, disability status, educational
status, membership in a vulnerable group, full address in Türkiye, etc.) to be able to
analyze the foreigners in Türkiye correctly, to plan the services to be provided, and to
control security threats against the country. The “Records of Syrian under Temporary
Protection in Türkiye Update Project”, which was first begun in Hatay by DGMM and
UNHCR on January 7, 2017, has been found satisfactory.

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