Hundreds of thousands of seasonal agricultural workers and migrants live in tent settlements, in rural areas... Life conditions are difficult for women, men, youth, the elderly, and children... Both to live and to work... They have limited access to health and protection services. COVID-19 has made things even more difficult. As UNFPA, we are with them. See how our mobile service teams that reach to Turkey's most remote villages, touch the lives of those who live in rural. Thanks to Ministry of Health for their cooperation and EU Humanitarian Aid for their financial support.

Ali Rüstüm and his family entered Turkey in an ambulance for the first time. His son Ahmet was wounded in an air attack. They had difficult times in both the migration and treatment processes...

Thanks to UNFPA’s Men and Boys project, supported by European Union Humanitarian Aid, which provides psychosocial support and legal counselling to refugee men and boys who are exposed to and/or at risk of sexual/gender-based violence, they now feel much better.

#LeaveNoOneBehind

Research show that not only women and girls but also many men and boys are subjected to different forms of violence in conflicts.

UNFPA provides protection services including psycho-social support and legal counselling to refugee men and boys including those who are survivors and/or at risk of sexual and gender-based violence.

#LeaveNoOneBehind

1 August 2020 is the 6th anniversary of Istanbul Convention, an international vital guideline for the fight against gender-based violence. Turkey is the first country to ratify the convention. Why is Istanbul Convention so important? Friends of UNFPA Turkey tell why!