Turkey: country policy and information notes
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
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Country policy and information note: women fearing gender-based violence, Turkey, July 2025
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Country policy and information note: military service, Turkey, OctoberJuly 20232025
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Country policy and information note: KurdistanPKK, Workers' Party (PKK), Turkey, OctoberJuly 20232025
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Country policy and information note: Peoples'Kurds, DemocraticTurkey, PartyJuly (HDP),2025 October 2023 (accessible)
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Country policy and information note: Peoples'Kurds, DemocraticTurkey, PartyJuly (HDP), October 20232025
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Country policy and information note: GülenistPeoples' movement,Democratic Turkey,Party (HDP), October 2023 (accessible)
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Country policy and information note: GülenistPeoples' movement,Democratic Turkey,Party (HDP), October 2023
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Country policy and information note: Kurds,Gülenist movement, Turkey, October 2023 (accessible)
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Country policy and information note: Kurds,Gülenist movement, Turkey, October 2023
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Country information and guidance reports are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The reports also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.
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2025-08-08 15:27
Information on Gülenists updated.
2025-07-17 13:21
Added information on women fearing gender-based violence.
2025-07-14 15:50
Updated the information notes on military service, Kurds and PKK.
2024-08-09 10:40
The following documents were removed: 1. Medical and healthcare provision, Turkey, April 2021 and 2. Turkey: fact finding report on Kurds, the HDP and the PKK, October 2019.
2023-10-26 16:38
Added accessible versions for the notes on military service and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),
2023-10-23 16:25
Updated the notes on military service and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
2023-10-20 09:03
Updated information on ‘Peoples’ Democratic Party, Green Left Party’ and on ‘Gülenist movement’ published.
2023-10-19 15:53
Updated information on Kurds published.
Details
Country information and guidance reports are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
The reports also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.
We’re aware of accessibility issues with some documents, so we’re working on making them more accessible.
If you need help with this content, please email cipu@homeoffice.gov.uk.
Updates to this page
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Update history
2025-08-08 15:27
Information on Gülenists updated.
2025-07-17 13:21
Added information on women fearing gender-based violence.
2025-07-14 15:50
Updated the information notes on military service, Kurds and PKK.
2024-08-09 10:40
The following documents were removed: 1. Medical and healthcare provision, Turkey, April 2021 and 2. Turkey: fact finding report on Kurds, the HDP and the PKK, October 2019.
2023-10-26 16:38
Added accessible versions for the notes on military service and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),
2023-10-23 16:25
Updated the notes on military service and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
2023-10-20 09:03
Updated information on ‘Peoples’ Democratic Party, Green Left Party’ and on ‘Gülenist movement’ published.
2023-10-19 15:53
Updated information on Kurds published.