Nearly 590,000 foreigners granted residence in Turkey since 2005: Migration muthority
(WorldNews Turkey)

Turkey has granted residence permits to 589,473 foreign nationals since 2005, according to data compiled from the country`s migration authority on Dec. 12. In 2005, there were 178,964 foreigners residing in Turkey legally. That figure had risen to 461,217 by the end of 2016, according to data compiled by state-run Anadolu Agency in conjunction with the Directorate General of Migration Management. ......