Over 80,000 Iranians Hold Official Residence Permits in Turkey
According to statistics released by the Turkish Immigration Office, Iranian citizens rank fourth among foreign nationals with the highest number of official residence permits in Turkey, with 81,079 cases. As of May 23 this year, a total of 1,125,061 foreign citizens live in Turkey with various types of residence permits.
Citizens of Turkmenistan with 112,251 cases, Russia with 96,423 cases, and Iraq with 86,009 cases occupy the top three positions in these statistics. Istanbul, with 550,959 cases, hosts the largest number of foreign citizens with official residence permits.