Turkey Humanitarian residence permit
Receive case-specific humanitarian residence where removal, child welfare, emergency, national interest or extraordinary circumstances justify it.
- Route type
- Humanitarian protection
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 2 each quoted below
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
2 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Admission or enrolment requirement
The governorate may grant the permit with Presidency approval in the listed child-welfare, non-removal, appeal, emergency, national-interest, public-order or extraordinary circumstances.
- Purpose or legal basis
Receive case-specific humanitarian residence where removal, child welfare, emergency, national interest or extraordinary circumstances justify it.
- Long-term residence or conversion path
Humanitarian-residence time does not count toward long-term residence and cannot be transferred directly to long-term residence.
- Work rights
The humanitarian permit does not itself establish unrestricted employment.
Who you can bring
What the source prices
- Initial duration or stay ceiling
The permit is granted or renewed for the period specified by the Ministry.
- Renewal or extension
Renewal remains subject to the humanitarian grounds and Presidency approval.
From here to a yes
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Turkey?
Receive case-specific humanitarian residence where removal, child welfare, emergency, national interest or extraordinary circumstances justify it.
02What does this route lead to?
Humanitarian-residence time does not count toward long-term residence and cannot be transferred directly to long-term residence.
Every answer is quoted from the official en.goc.gov.tr page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.
We checked 6 points against the official source; 6 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
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Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
Where every quote comes from
Official government source en.goc.gov.trLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Turkey government page.Other humanitarian protection routes to Turkey
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